Edith Maud Cook
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Edith Maud Cook Net Worth

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

Birth Day September 1, 1878
Birth Place England
Age 141 YEARS OLD
Died On Jul 14, 1910 (age 31)
Birth Sign Virgo

💰 Net worth: $12 Million (2024)

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.

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