✈️ Learn about Bessie Coleman, the first Black and Native American woman to earn a pilot’s license. | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation

First Black Female Pilot: Killed Days Before Her Dream Bessie Coleman became the first Black woman pilot in 1921 after every U.S. flight school rejected her. For 5 years she saved to open a flight school for Black aviators. April 30, 1926—3 days after buying her own plane—a loose wrench killed her at 34. She wasn't even flying. SOURCES & REFERENCES: First Black woman pilot June 15, 1921 - Wikipedia; National Air and Space Museum; Smithsonian Institution Rejected by U.S. flight schools - Women's

On #ThisDayInHistory, Bessie Coleman was the first African American female to earn an international pilot’s license. She said, “The air is the only place free of prejudice”. Learn more about the inspirational Bessie Coleman on today’s #HISTORYAtHome from The History Guy. | HISTORY

Rejected by U.S. flight schools, Bessie Coleman learned French and sailed to France in 1920 to train on Caudron biplanes. On June 15, 1921, she earned FAI license No.18310—the first for a Black and Native American woman. She returned to barnstorm, defied segregation, and planned a Black flying school before her 1926 death. #fblifestyle | TerrifyingMyths