Murphy, Justin D. (2005). Military Aircraft, Origins To 1918. USA: ABC-CLIO. σελ. 6. ISBN978-1851094882."In February 1784, Paolo Andreani, Agostino Gerli, and Carlo Gerli ascended in a Montgolfière outside Milan. On 4 June 1784, Élisabeth Thible became the first female aeronaut when she ascended over Lyons."
