Lillian Boyer

Lillian Boyer (January 15, 1901 – February 1, 1989) was an American wing walker who performed numerous aerial stunts that included wing walking, automobile-to-airplane transfers, and parachute jumps between 1921 and 1929.

[2] She performed daring stunts and achieved great public acclaim.

[3] According to a 1922 Milwaukee newspaper, she was "without doubt the greatest thrill-producer since the days of the gladiators.”[4] In 1929, due to federal regulations on low flying and unsafe planes, she and many other barnstormers were forced into retirement.

[5] Her performances included 352 shows in 41 US states and Canada, most of them consisting of wing-walking; 143 automobile-to-plane changes; and 37 parachute jumps (13 of which were done into Lake Erie).

After losing the last of her money in the stock market crash, she worked as a hat-check girl, where she reconnected with childhood acquaintance Ernest Werner.

Performing a stunt called the "breakaway"