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Bessie Coleman
Bessie Coleman was the first American civilian pilot. She was the first African American woman and the first Native American woman to have a pilot's license. She obtained her pilot's license from the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale on June 15, 1921 and was the first black person to hold an international pilot's license. Born into a job-sharing family in Texas, Coleman worked in the cotton fields as a child while attending a small, isolated school. She completed an undergraduate semester at Langston University. Coleman became interested in aviation, but African Americans, Native Americans and women had no chance of flying training in the United States, so she saved up and received funding to come to France. pilot school. She then went on to become a senior pilot in the infamous dangerous air shows in the United States. She is known as Queen Bess and Brave Bessie, and hopes to set up an African-American pilot school. Coleman died in a plane crash in 1926.
BornJanuary 26, 1892, Atlanta, Texas, U.S.
DiedApril 30, 1926 (age 34), Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Burial placeLincoln Cemetery, Cook County, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Known forAviator
Spouse(s)Claude Glenn (1917, separated soon after)
Parent(s)George and Susan Coleman

About Bessie Coleman

Bessie Coleman
Bessie Coleman

Pilot Bessie Coleman was born on January 26, 1892 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States (She dies at the age of 34, on April 30, 1926).

First African-American female pilot and first African-American recipient of an international pilot's license.

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Bessie Coleman before becoming famous

Bessie Coleman was born in the Zodiac sign Aquarius (The Water-Bearer), and 1892 is also the year of Dragon (龍) in the Chinese Zodiac.

Langston University was her alma mater.

Achievement of Bessie Coleman

The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale in France granted her a pilot's license.

Bessie Coleman's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

She had twelve siblings when she was growing up.

Bessie Coleman Collabed with

Pilot Amelia Earhart, a fellow female aviator, was an inspiration to her.

Bessie Coleman Income & Net worth

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Bessie Coleman Height and Weight

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Latest information about Bessie Coleman updated on March 21 2023.