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Bessie Coleman flies

Licensed in France in 1921, Coleman became a pioneering Black air-show pilot in the US. Newspaper pages from 1920 to 1926 on a map and timeline.

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90 matching newspaper pages in total. Chicago, IL has the most hits (7 pages). Showing up to 10 earliest results from this city.

  1. The Chicago Whip — 1922-09-30, page 2

    … FLY HERE TO SOAR OVER AEROPLANE The world’s first dark-skinned avia trix, Miss Bessie Coleman, a Chicago girl, is back in the Windy City to fly for the "home folks.” Miss Coleman …

    … , who studied aviation in Europe, bears the distinction of being one of the only women either white or …

    … , at the Checkerboard Aerodrome, May wood. She will present what is known among aviators as a complete aviation program, which has been outlined as follows: French Start, Bertha-Costa Club, Curtis …

  2. The Chicago Whip — 1922-10-07, page 1

    … took the floor and proceeded to hold it for nearly j (Continued on page S) 1 MISS BESSIE COLEMAN Miss Coleman, who is rated throughout Eu rope as a most skillful and dar ing aviatrix, is being besieged by promoters & moving picture j magnates to give exhibition …

  3. The Chicago Whip — 1922-10-07, page 3

    … to her flight at Check- j erboard Field Sunday afternoon, Oc- j tober 15, Miss Bessie Coleman, the] only dark-skinned aviatrix on earth, is giving a scries of lectures in Chi- j cago churches, explaining the …

  4. The Chicago Whip — 1922-10-14, page 2

    … shoes, a pair of gold cuff buttons, or a service membership. An Klein watch is of BESSIE COLEMAN THE RACE’S ONLY AVIATOIX Will make her initial local flight at Checkerboard Airdrome SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15 …

  5. The Chicago Whip — 1922-10-21, page 7

    The Library of Congress text does not contain the match. It was found in American Stories (Dell et al. 2023), a second machine reading of the scans. OCR credits.

    … prospective passen ger. The announcer was absolutely re luctant to use the. word aviatrix. The old bov simply did not care to be come entangled with this "big” word, as …

  6. The Chicago Whip — 1922-12-30, page 6

    … all feel that they have seen a real 1 show. BESSIE HEADS TBQUPE DF STUNT ARTISTS. Bessie Coleman, the aviatrix. will ] head a living < ircti- of colored per I formers including wing walkers, …

  7. The Broad Ax — 1926-05-08, page 1

    … Kennedy, honeymoon ing here, have not announced their plans for the immediate future. BESSIE COLEMAN, AVIATRIX, KILLED IN PLANE ACCIDENT (Preston News Service.) Jacksonville, Fla., May 6.—Bessie Coleman, the only colored woman avi ator, was killed here Friday- while pi loting an airplane …

    … and the gasoline ignited, consuming Wills’ body. Betsch was detained by police. Bessie Coleman was well known in this city, where she had many warm friends, her remains arrived …

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