Edith Clark

Edith Georgette Clark (also known as Edith Boiteux, 15 June 1904 – 16 March 1937) was a French aviator and parachutist.

Biography Clark was born in Cuffy, in the Cher region of France, on 15 June 1904. She worked as a typist and became interested in aviation; however, she could not afford the expenses of flying lessons on her salary. Instead, she started parachuting and earned money testing different types of military parachutes.

Clark accompanied Madeleine Charnaux in her attempts to break altitude records, and on 29 January 1935 she was a passenger when Charnaux flew to , the altitude record for light aircraft.