Smaranda Brăescu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Romanian skydiver
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Place of Birth: Hănțești, Galați County, Romania
About Smaranda Brăescu
- Smaranda Braescu (May 21, 1897 – February 2, 1948) was a Romanian parachuting and aviation pioneer, former multiple world record holder.
- Her achievements earned her the nickname "Queen of the Heights".In 1928, she became the first Romanian woman to ever obtain a parachuting license (receiving it in Berlin, Germany), and one of the first women in the world to do so.On October 2, 1931, Braescu set women's world record for highest parachute jump (from around 6000 meters or 20700 feet), landing in the Baragan Plain, Romania.On May 19, 1932, Smaranda Braescu sets the absolute world record for highest parachute jump (from 6929 meters or 22733 feet), in Sacramento, California.
- It was homologated by the Aero Club of Washington.
- She surpassed the previous record by 476 m.On October 8, 1932, Braescu obtained her private pilot's license in the United States, becoming the first European woman to receive an American pilot's license.
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