What is Sophie Blanchard?
[[Image:Sophie Blanchard.jpg|thumb|upright|Blanchard before her death]] '''Sophie Blanchard''' (also '''Madame Blanchard'''; 25 March 1778 — 6 July 1819) was a [[France|French]] [[aeronautics|aeronaut]] and wife of [[balloon]]ing pioneer Jean-Pierre Blanchard. She made many balloon flights. Blanchard died at age 41. After a major accident in which her balloon caught fire, she fell to her death. She had been born in [[Paris]]. {{DEFAULTSORT:Blanchard, Sophie}} [[Category:People from Paris]] [[Category:1778 births]] [[Category:1819 deaths]] [[Category:French aviators]] {{bio-stub}}