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[โ€“] [email protected] 99 points 5 months ago (11 children)

the Curtis JN-4 "Jenny" cruised at 40-60 mph, slow enough for wing-walkers to stand despite airflow. this photo has Ivan Unger and Gladys Roy miming a tennis match.

Gladys died at 25 years old in 1927 when she distractedly walked into the spinning propellor of a plane on the ground.

[โ€“] [email protected] 15 points 5 months ago

Gladys was apparently 30 when she died, having been born in 1896. Such a fascinating person for having lived such a short life.

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