Bessie Coleman was the first African American woman to earn a pilot's license. Coleman, who earned nicknames such as "Brave Bessie" and "Queen Bessie," spent her life teaching others about ...

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

Despite fierce obstacles in her path, the Black female aviator became a hero that would pave the way for generations to come David Kindy - Correspondent “Bessie Coleman (above: with her Curtiss ...

Bessie Coleman was ... but died tragically in a plane crash on April 30, 1926. Her legacy was first commemorated in U.S. history in 1995 on the Bessie Coleman stamp. The first quarters in the ...

Bessie Coleman ... Air and Space Museum Coleman began barnstorming the country in 1922. She dazzled spectators by walking on the wings while aloft or parachuting from the plane while a co-pilot ...

The recent flight from Phoenix to Dallas celebrated the 100th anniversary of Bessie Coleman ... losing her life in a plane crash in 1926. Her great niece, Gigi Coleman, was on the celebration ...

13, for the new permanent exhibit "Brave Bessie ... the show billed Coleman as "the world's greatest woman flier." On April 30, 1926, Coleman died in a plane crash while testing a new aircraft ...

Early 20th-century America didn’t offer many career paths to people like Bessie Coleman ... left in the engine caused the ...

Bessie Coleman ... plane nose-dived and she instantly fell out and hit the ground,” Toler said. The Jacksonville Journal newspaper had a heartbreaking headline that read: “Jax Airplane Crash ...

In honor of the 100th anniversary of Bessie Coleman ... wrench got caught in the control gears, causing the plane to crash, PBS reported. Coleman, who was not wearing a seatbelt, fell to her ...

Early 20th-century America didn’t offer many career paths to people like Bessie Coleman ... left in the engine caused the plane to spin out of control. Coleman hadn’t been wearing her seatbelt ...