Raymonde de Laroche lived from 22 August 1882 to 18 July 1919 and was a French pilot who became the world's first licensed female pilot on 8 March 1910, and she is thought to be the first woman to pilot a plane. The source lead says she received the 36th aeroplane pilot's licence issued by the Aeroclub de France, the world's first organization to issue pilot licences, and notes that at the time pilot licences were only required for pilots operating aircraft for commercial purposes. The lead is very short and gives no account of her flights, her career or the circumstances of her death, so this description stays within what it states about her licence and her dates.
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Does being the first licensed female pilot mean Raymonde de Laroche was the first woman to fly?
She was the first licensed woman pilot, and is only thought to have been the first woman to pilot a plane.
The source treats the two claims separately. Raymonde de Laroche became the world's first licensed female pilot on 8 March 1910, receiving the 36th aeroplane pilot's licence issued by the Aeroclub de France, the world's first organization to issue pilot licences. She is only thought to be the first woman to pilot a plane. At the time, pilot licences were only required for pilots operating aircraft for commercial purposes.
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was a French pilot
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1. Raymonde de Laroche (Wikipedia)
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22 August 1882
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18 July 1919
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was a French pilot
In Group: Women Pioneers of Flight, Lead sentence
Raymonde de Laroche (22 August 1882-18 July 1919) was a French pilot who became the world's first licensed female pilot on 8 March 1910.
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