Raymonde de Laroche
French, world's first female pilot (1882–1919) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Raymonde de Laroche (22 August 1882 – 18 July 1919) was a French pilot, thought to be the first woman to pilot a plane. She became the world's first licensed female pilot on 8 March 1910.
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Raymonde de Laroche | |
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Born | Elise Raymonde Deroche (1882-08-22)22 August 1882 Paris, France |
Died | 18 July 1919(1919-07-18) (aged 36) Le Crotoy airfield, France |
Occupation | Aviator |
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She received the 36th aeroplane pilot's licence issued by the Aeroclub de France, the world's first organization to issue pilot licences. At the time, pilot licences were only required for pilots operating aircraft for commercial purposes.