Bessie Coleman became the first African American woman to hold a pilot license, which she achieved in 1921. While working out in the cotton fields as a young girl in Texas, she always dreamed that one day she would be able to fly an airplane. As she got older, she realised that this wouldn’t be an easy feat. At the time, African Americans, Native Americans, not women were able to attend flight schools in the United States. However, Bessie saved enough money to travel to France where she eventually earned her pilot license. Shortly after her return to the United States, she became a stunt flier and performed for audiences. In 1922, she was dubbed as “the worlds greatest woman flier,” at an American air show.
Her lifelong dream was to establish a flying shook for young African American aviators who wanted to follow in her footsteps but didn’t have the money to travel to a european flight school. Unfortunately, she would not live long enough to achieve this dream. On 30 April, 1926, Bessie’s Curtiss JN-4 went into an unexpected dive and spin and threw her flying from the plane at 2,000 foot. She died as soon as she hit the ground.
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