Suzanne Bernard Explained

Suzanne Bernard
Birth Date:1892
Birth Place:Troyes, France
Death Date:10 March 1912 (age 19)
Death Place:Étampes, France
Known For:early pilot
Nationality:French

Suzanne Bernard (1892  - 10 March 1912) was a pioneer French aviator. She was killed in a plane crash at the age of 19.[1]

Bernard was killed at Étampes in an accident during her test for her pilot licence on 10 March 1912. The aircraft she was flying, a Caudron biplane, was caught in a wind and rolled inverted, falling to the ground.[2] [3] Bernard was crushed beneath it. 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]

Notes and References

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