Hélène Boucher

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.

Hélène Boucher
Born(1908-05-23)23 May 1908
Paris
Died30 November 1934(1934-11-30) (aged 26)
Guyancourt near Versailles
Cause of deathaircraft accident
Resting placeYermenonville cemetery
NationalityFrench
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