Léna Bernstein

Léna Bernstein
Studio portrait of Léna Bernstein c. 1929
Born	1906 Leipzig, German Empire
Died	1932
Nationality	French
Occupation	Aviator
Years active	1928–1932
Known for	First woman to fly across the Mediterranean Sea

Léna Bernstein (1906–1932) was the first woman to fly across the Mediterranean Sea, a distance of 2,268 km (1,409 mi).

Bibliography

• Moulin, Jacques & Cony, Christophe (May 2001). "L'aviation était toute sa vie: Léna Bernstein" [Aviation was Her Whole Life: Léna Bernstein]. Avions: Toute l'Aéronautique et son histoire (in French) (98): 59–60. ISSN 1243-8650.