Georgia Broadwick
First woman to jump from an airplane.
First parachutist - man or woman to self deploy a canopy.
Made 1,100 jumps before retiring in 1923.
Inducted: 2010
Country: United States
Georgia “Tiny” Broadwick was born in 1893. She was the first woman to leap from an airplane and the first parachutist—man or woman—to self-deploy a canopy. Broadwick joined the aerial barnstorming circuit at age 15 touring the country as a stunt jumper. After she retired from active jumping, she went on to promote skydiving everywhere she went. She made more than 1,100 jumps before retiring in 1923. Broadwick died in 1979.
Date of First Jump: 1908
Born: 1893
Died: 1979
Career Stats
1,100
Total
Jumps
Jumps
