Dr Janet Folkes (20 July 1959 – 17 January 2012)[1] was an academic from Nottingham, who held multiple ballooning records.[2] She died in 2012 from breast cancer.[3][4]
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- ^ "BBC - Nottingham Features - Janet Folkes - world record breaking balloonist". www.bbc.co.uk. October 2003. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "World record-breaking balloonist Janet Folkes' funeral held". BBC News. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "A tribute to Dr Janet Folkes". Retrieved 15 December 2018.