Edith Maud Cook was an English hot air balloon operator and parachutist born on September 1, 1878. She made history by becoming the first Englishwoman to fly a plane and made hundreds of parachute jumps during her ten-year aviation career. She was a pioneer in the field of aviation and a role model for women in the industry.
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Age, Biography and Wiki
💰 Net worth: $12 Million (2024)
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About
Hot air balloon operator and parachutist who became the first Englishwoman to fly a plane. During her ten-year aviation career, she made several hundred parachute jumps.
Before Fame
She nearly perished during a 1908 parachute leap. She perished two years later in a similar accident near Coventry, England.
Trivia
During her aviation career, she was known by numerous pseudonyms, including Viola Spencer-Kavanagh and Viola Fleet.
Family Life
She grew up in Ipswich, Suffolk, England as the daughter of Mary Ann Baker and James Wells Cook.
Associated With
She was a flying pupil of French aviator Louis Bleriot.