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Käthe Paulus
July 26, 1935
German exhibition parachute jumper and inventor of first collapsable parachute (1868–1935)
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Katharina (Käthe) Paulus was the first German professional airshipwoman, aerial acrobat and inventor of the collapsible parachute. At that time, everyone involved in lighter-than-air technology was referred to as “airshipmen”, including balloonists, e.g. B. Field airshipman.
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- Anniversary · July 26
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