North Carolinian Georgia “Tiny” Broadwich was the first woman in history to parachute from an airplane.
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A Gift from Above: Presents by Parachute in Manteo
During the Berlin Blockade in 1948, a young pilot launched a mission to drop parachutes of candy to the hungry children of the city. Each December, that same pilot takes to the skies over Manteo to show that one generous gesture is as powerful as ever.
