Bessie Coleman
✓ Source-basedfallingAmerican aviator (1892-1926)
United StatesLived 1892 to 1926 · aged 34Fame59.1
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Elizabeth Coleman was an early American civil aviator. She was the first African-American woman and first Native American to hold a pilot license, and is the earliest known Black person to earn an international pilot's license. She earned her license from the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale on June 15, 1921.
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Coleman, c. 1922
Coleman's grave at Lincoln Cemetery, near Chicago
In 2023, Coleman was honored in the American Women quarters series. June 15, 1921 (June 15, 1921) is the date she was awarded her international pilots license.
Large poster on a scaffolding at "Bessie-Coleman-Straße" (aka "Bessie-Coleman-street") in the district Gateway Gardens at Frankfurt AirportAwards 3
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Sally RideAlso won Women in Aviation International
Kelly JohnsonAlso won National Aviation Hall of Fame
Ed WhiteAlso won National Aviation Hall of Fame
Beryl Clutterbuck MarkhamAlso won Women in Aviation International
Amelia EarhartAlso won Women in Aviation International
Jim LovellAlso won National Aviation Hall of FameAbout this person
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United StatesStatus
deceased
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Lived 1892 to 1926 · aged 34
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