Bessie Coleman Bessie Coleman, known as "Queen Bess" (January 26, 1892 - April 30, 1926) was the first African American woman to become an airplane pilot. http: //academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php...
Bessie Coleman Known to an admiring public as "Queen Bess," Bessie Coleman was the first black woman ever to fly an airplane and the first African American to earn an international pilot's license. http: //gale.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/coleman...