Bessie Coleman
I am the first _______ to earn a pilot's license.
African American woman
I was the first US ______ to earn a pilot's license.
Woman
I was the first woman to cross the _________ as a passenger.
Atlantic Ocean
My family built planes that are still flying today and are over ____ years old.
80
I was the first female in the world to do this.
Become a pilot
What country did I learn to fly in?
France
What was my job before becoming a pilot?
Journalist
I flew across the ____________.
Atlantic Ocean
Piloting the first commercial airline
What inspired me to learn to fly?
What inspired me to learn to fly?
Stories from WWI
Who did I convince to pay for my flying lessons?
My editor at my job
First president of the _________.
Ninety-Nines
I was the first woman to ever perform a:
Loop
What was I in training for?
Becoming a test pilot
Why did I learn to fly in another country?
America would not allow me to train.
I was the first woman to cross the ___________ in an airplane.
English Channel
I was the first to attempt ______.
Flying around the world. My copilot disappeared on the trip.
I was the first woman pilot every to fly this type of air mission.
Airmail
Was I ever in a plane crash?
Yes
What type of flying did I do when returning to the states?
Stunt shows
True or false: On my record breaking attempt, I was flying solo.
False.
I was denied the right to fly for WWI so I did this instead:
Drove military ambulances
I demonstrated my ability to fly in _______.
Budapest, Egypt, and France