1921
- October 4 - Long Branch, New Jersey - Miss Madeline Davis, a twenty-three-year-old professional stunt flier, was killed while attempting to become the first woman to transfer from a moving automobile to an airplane flying overhead via a rope ladder. She died shortly after losing her grip on the ladder and struck the ground while traveling at an approximate speed of forty-five miles per hour.
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