Suzanne Bernard

Suzanne Bernard (1892 – 10 March 1912) was a pioneer French aviator. She was killed in a plane crash at the age of 19.[2]

Suzanne Bernard
Bernard died March 1912[1]
Born1892
Troyes
Died10 March, 1912
Étampes
NationalityFrance
Known forearly pilot

Bernard was killed at Étampes in an accident during her test for her pilot licence. The aircraft she was flying, a Caudron biplane, was caught in a wind and capsized, falling to the ground.[3] Bernard was crushed beneath it.[2] The previous year, another French woman, Deniz Moore, aged 35, had also died while flying. The deaths caused a great deal of mourning and reflection in aviation circles, and there was criticism of parents who permitted their daughters to engage in such dangerous activity.[4]

References
  1. May 1912 in Popular Mechanics
  2. D.V.M., Ralph S. Cooper. "Suzanne Bernard". www.earlyaviators.com. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  3. Boase, Wendy (1979). The Sky's the Limit: Women Pioneers in Aviation. MacMillan. p. 12.
  4. Lebow, Eileen (2002). Before Amelia: Women Pilots in the Early Days of Aviation. Potomac Books. p. 50.
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