Birdie Draper

Birdie Draper in Minneapolis, September 1938.

Birdie Viola Draper (1916–2005) was a parachutist and stunt performer who made her first jump on June 6, 1937.[1] She traveled around the country as a member of the Thrill Day Performers and became known as the "Queen of the Daredevils."[2]

  1. ^ "My First Jump" Memoir by Birdie Draper, Birdie Draper Collection, The San Diego Air and Space Museum.
  2. ^ "Early History – Ladies of Skydiving". Retrieved 2021-05-11.

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