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Marie Marvingt
(1875-1963)
The Fiancee of Danger
Ludicrously over-accomplished athlete who invented flying ambulances and won the only gold medal ever awarded by the French Academy of Sports for “all sports” – yes, all of them.
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She’s seen here airdropping medical supplies and carrying an injured man away, in one of her airborne ambulances – this is the correct model and everything.
She is also dropping some of her endless numbers of medals out of the plane — all of which are modeled after the actual medals she won. (check the reference imagery!)
There’s a hot air balloon in the background as a callback to her adventures in ballooning.
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