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The Femina Cup or Coupe Femina was an award of 2000 francs established in 1910 by Pierre Lafitte, the publisher of French women's magazine Femina, to honour women pilots. [1] This French challenge was opened to women aviators only.
The Coupe Femina was awarded to the woman who, by sunset on 31 December each year, had made the longest flight, in time and distance, without landing. [2] In 1910, Belgian pilot Hélène Dutrieu, the first winner, was lifted out of her airplane and carried on the shoulders of the spectators after she landed. [3]
It is often difficult to determine who the official winner was, since each temporary leader (e.g. Marie Marvingt in 1911 [4] ) was referred to in several contemporary records as having "won" the cup, only to be superseded by the next temporary record. Thus, in various documents, there are several "winners" recorded for each year, but the formal winners were announced in Femina Magazine. It was first formally awarded to Hélène Dutrieu on 31 December 1910 for her record-breaking non-stop flight. She won it again for the second time in 1911.
Note: There was also a "Coupe Femina" for women's golf, in this same period.
| Year | Aviators | Place | Distance | Duration of flight | Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | Hélène Dutrieu | Étampes | 167.2 km | 2 hours 41 min [2] | 22 December |
| Marie Marvingt | Mourmelon | 45 km | 53 m [6] | 27 November [7] | |
| 1911 | Hélène Dutrieu | Étampes [8] | 143 miles (230 km) [9] | 2 hours, 58 min [2] | 31 December |
| Jane Herveu | Compiegne | 248 | |||
| Marie Marvingt | |||||
| 1912 | Marie Marvingt | ||||
| 1913 | Elise Deroche | ||||
| 1914 |
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