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Bessie Coleman License

Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum1921

Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum

Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum
Washington, DC, United States

Bessie Coleman was awarded her pilot’s license in 1921 by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale. She trained in France because no American flight school would accept her as a student.

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  • Title: Bessie Coleman License
  • Creator: Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum
  • Date Created: 1921
Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum

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