During a test flight for an air show, a mechanical issue with the plane caused it to crash throwing Bessie Coleman from the plane to her death. (Courtesy Mitch Hemann) The tribute by Paxon ...

We are spotlighting five influential women in aviation who have been inducted into the WAI Pioneer Hall of Fame. According to ...

Monroeville resident Susan Frazier Delaney is no stranger to dressing like well-known historical figures, particularly strong ...

Bessie Coleman was one of the first women in America ... Disaster struck as she was flying to a Los Angeles show in 1923. Her engine stalled, and the aircraft crashed. From a hospital bed she ...

Disaster struck as she was flying to a Los Angeles show ... 1926. Coleman was buried in Lincoln Cemetery and for several years pilots dropped floral tributes to her from the sky. Bessie Coleman ...

Sadly, Bessie Coleman’s flying career was cut short on April 30, 1926 in Jacksonville, Florida during an air show. In order to provide some insight into Bessie Coleman’s thoughts about race relations ...

The museum also featured the inspiring stories of pioneers like Eugene Bullard, the first African American fighter pilot, and Bessie Coleman ... it’s not just to show off these things, but ...

Bessie Coleman was also the first Native American to hold a pilot's license, according to the National Air and Space Museum. Coleman was born in Texas. During the 1920s, after multiple pilots in ...

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. (KSLA) — The 2025 Defenders of Liberty Air Show is back! The air show will take place on March 29-30 at Barksdale Air Force Base from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. This year, the U.S.

Bessie Coleman was the first black woman pilot to fight racism and sexism to earn her license in 1921 inspiring future aviators worldwide. Thanks to Jada Carson, a 12th grader at Airline High ...