Raymonde
de Laroche
1882-1919
Raymonde de Laroche was a French flyer who
became the world's first female
licensed as a pilot
in 1910.
During WW1 she test piloted new warplane designs for the French army. In 1919, she was landing an experimental
plane when it went into a dive and crashed, killing both her and her
copilot.
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Aviatrices killed in plane crashes