July 1919
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Elise Raymonde Deroche, known as Baroness De
Laroche, was a pioneering French aviatrix and the first woman in the world to
receive a pilot's licence. Unable to join the air force during WWI she became
an Army driver for the duration. She returned to flying in 1919 but as shown
here was killed on July 18th while a passenger in an experimental plane
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