Hélène Boucher
1908
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1934
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: France
languages spoken, written or signed: French
educated at: Lycée Montaigne
occupation: aircraft pilot
award received: Knight of the Legion of Honour
Hélène Boucher (23 May 1908 - 30 November 1934) was a well-known French pilot in the early 1930s, when she set several women's world speed records and the all-comers record for 1,000 km (621 mi) in 1934. She was killed in an accident in the same year. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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