Bessie Coleman made the last payment on her new airplane and arranged for the second-hand Jenny to be flown to Jacksonville, Florida, site of her next air show. “Brave Bessie” was born in 1893 less ...

Bessie Coleman was the first African-American woman ... During her training Coleman witnessed a fellow student die in a plane crash, which she described as a "terrible shock" to her nerves.

Bessie Coleman made the last payment on her new airplane and arranged for the second-hand Jenny to be flown to Jacksonville, ...