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Raymonde de Laroche (22 August 1882 – 18 July 1919) was a French pilot, thought to be the first woman to pilot a plane. She became the world's first licensed female pilot on 8 March 1910. She received the 36th aeroplane pilot's licence issued by the Aeroclub de France, the world's first organization to issue pilot licences.
- Elise Raymonde Deroche, 22 August 1882, Paris, France
- Aviator
- 18 July 1919 (aged 36), Le Crotoy airfield, France
Mar 8, 2021 · Raymonde de Laroche’s first flight with Wilbur Wright sparked a fatal attraction to flying. by Debra Ann Pawlak 3/8/2021. On March 8th, 1910, Raymonde de Laroche received her pilot license No.36 from the Aero-Club of France, becoming the first woman licensed pilot. (Library of Congress)
Mar 8, 2023 · Known as la femme-oiseau (the bird woman) in the French press, Raymonde Laroche became the first woman to receive a pilot's license on March 8, 1910. She volunteered to fly for the French...
- Rachel Hartigan
Mar 8, 2023 · Raymonde de Laroche seems to have lived many lives during her short 36 years on the planet. From working as a stage actress in Paris to becoming the world's first licensed female pilot, surviving horrific crashes, and even working as a military driver during the First World War, de Laroche saw it all.
Mar 8, 2019 · Raymonde de Laroche is officially a pilot. As she continued her flight training, great news followed. On March 8th, 1910, the French Aero-Club officially issued an F.A.I. approved pilots license no. 36 to Raymonde de Laroche. She became the first woman with an official pilots license.
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A statue of de Laroche stands at Le Bourget airport in France. In 1909, while the Baroness Raymonde de Laroche was dining with Charles Voisin, he suggested that she learn to fly an airplane. Her new ambition took her to the French flying grounds at Chalons where she was taught by Voisin himself. On March 8, 1910 she received the first pilot's ...
Mar 8, 2013 · In a rare photograph shortly before her near fatal crash, French aviatrix Raymonde de Laroche flies her Voisin biplane at the Grande Semaine d’Aviation de la Champagne, in Reims, France, during July 1910. Travels and Earning Her Title. Wherever she went, she was introduced as the Baroness de Laroche.
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