Air & Space Magazine Remembering Bessie Coleman On April 30, 1926, the first licensed African-American female pilot died. NASM Archives April 30, 2012 ShareCopy linkEmailSMSFacebookXRedditLinkedInBlueskyPrintAdd as preferred source NASM Archives You Might Also Like Flying Boat's First Flight July 16, 2012 The Rebirth of “America by Air” January 31, 2018 The First Airliner to Vanish August 22, 2017 Laika’s Tale November 1, 2007 Block That Bomb: How Cold Warriors Stopped Nuclear Smuggling September 18, 2020 Get the latest stories in your inbox every weekday. Email Powered by Salesforce Marketing Cloud (Privacy Notice / Terms & Conditions)