Deroche, Elise-Raymonde (1886–1919)
Deroche, Elise-Raymonde (1886–1919)
French aviator. Name variations: Baroness de Laroche; Baroness de la Roche; Raymonde de Laroche. Born 1886; killed in an airplane accident 1919.
Better known under self-assumed title of Baroness de Laroche, was the 1st woman in the world to be granted a pilot's license; qualified for the brevet (Mar 8, 1910), though she had already flown solo the previous year (Oct 22, 1909).
See also Women in World History.
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