Gertrude Bacon | |
|---|---|
 John Bacon, Gertrude Bacon, and Stanley Spencer | |
| Born | 19 April 1874 Cambridge, England |
| Died | 22 December 1949 (aged 75) Sway, Hampshire, England |
| Occupation(s) | author, aeronautical pioneer, astronomer, botanist |
| Notable work | Memories of Land and Sky, Ballons, airships and flying machines, The record of an aeronaut, being the life of John M. Bacon |
| Spouse | Thomas Jackson Foggitt |
| Relatives | John Mackenzie Bacon |
| Awards | British War Medal |
Gertrude Bacon FRAS (19 April 1874 – 22 December 1949) was a British aeronautical pioneer. She achieved a considerable number of "firsts" for women in aeronautics, as well as making contributions in the areas of astronomy and botany. Bacon popularised aeronautics through her writing, and promoted both commercial and popular flying as fields for women.