Jeanne Aline Herveux, generally known as Jane Herveu, (1885–1955) was a pioneering French aviator who obtained her pilot's licence on 7 December 1910.

Life

Born on 10 December 1885 in

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,''Archives de l’état civil de Paris en ligne'', acte de naissance . Mention marginale : mariage en 1913 avec Paul Boulzaguet she was first known as an automobile exhibition driver, performing at the

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in London and taking part in car and motorcycle races at various locations in France. After training at the Blériot flying school, she received French Licence No. 318 on 7 December 1910, becoming the fourth woman in France to be licensed after Elise Deroche,

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and

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. From 28 May to 8 June 1911 she appeared at the flying exhibition in

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. After several other appearances, she competed in the

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in 1911 but did not win. She opened a flying school for women but it was not successful. Jane Herveu 1921

In 1913, she married Paul Boulzaguet. After the end of the

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, she moved to the United States where she worked in fashion. She died on 14 January 1955.

References

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