passed her test
to become a pilot
Bessie Coleman was a pilot. She was paid for flying at air shows.
To be a pilot
They both did their best to get a license to become a pilot.
Bessie Coleman
Elizabeth 'Bessie' Coleman (January 26, 1892 - April 30, 1926), popularly known as "Queen Bess," was the first African American woman to become an airplane pilot, and the first American woman to hold an international pilot license.
Bessie Coleman was a famous civil aviator. Coleman was the first African American female pilot to earn an international pilot license and stage a flight publically.
Bessie Coleman became famous because she was the first man or woman African American lisenced pilot.
Facts about how Bessie Coleman contributed to her field.
BETSY COMER Bessie Coleman
Bessie Coleman was the first African American female pilot. And, she was the first African American to hold an international pilot license, which she earn on June 15, 1921.
Elizabeth "Bessie" Coleman was one of 13 children and died in a plane crash. She was born in 1892 and died at age 34 in 1926. She was the first African-American woman with a pilot's license, and the first African-American to have an international pilot's license.