Women in Aviation

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  1. 1. the most famous female pilot in aviation history
  2. 5. _______________ held the distinction of being the first American woman to become a licensed pilot
  3. 7. ______________had become the first African-American to fly an airplane in combat as a member of the French Lafayette Flying Corps during World War I.
  4. 8. was eventually named official aeronaut of the empire by Napoleon
  5. 9. _________________ learned about flying from reading newspaper accounts of air battles during World War I.
  6. 10. _________________was a major supporter of her brothers’ efforts
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  1. 2. __________________ the first woman in the world to earn her pilot’s license
  2. 3. The story of women in aviation actually goes back to the time of the __________________________
  3. 4. ______________________made her first solo balloon flight in 1805
  4. 6. Coleman made it to ________, where she found an instructor who was one of Tony Fokker’s chief pilots.