Marie Goldschmidt

(Gustave) Goldschmidt born Marie Kann (1880–1917) was a French aeronaut who co-piloted a balloon world distance record in 1913 of over 2,400 km.

She was a member of the Aéroclub féminin la Stella, a women's flying club set up by Marie Surcouf in 1909, and was on the managing committee.

[4] She set out with René Rumpelmayer [pl] in 1913 and their balloon travelled over 2,400 km[5] from St Cloud near Paris to a landing in Russia.

[6] When they arrived in Russia they were given a reception by Robert Fulda and Stephan Ivanovitch Osoviecki of the Sports Club of the Moscow Imperial Aeronautics Society.

[7] Later that year she and Rumpelmayer entered the eighth annual balloon distance competition (The Gordon Bennett Cup) in October 1913.

Rumpelmeyer and Goldschmidt being welcomed and photographed in 1913