Élisabeth Thible

Élisabeth Thible
Born8 March 1757
Died13 February 1785(1785-02-13) (aged 27)
CitizenshipFrench
Aviation career
Famous flightsfirst woman on record to fly in an untethered hot air balloon

Élisabeth Thible, or Elizabeth Tible (née Estrieux, 8 March 1757 – 13 February 1785), was the first woman to make a flight in an untethered hot air balloon. She was born in Lyon, France, on 8 March 1757. On 4 June 1784, eight months after the first crewed balloon flight, Thible flew with a Monsieur Fleurant on board a hot air balloon christened La Gustave in honour of King Gustav III of Sweden's visit to Lyon.

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