All-Black women crew operates American Airlines flight from Dallas in honor of trailblazer Bessie Coleman
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An all-Black female crew operated an American Airlines flight from Dallas to Phoenix in honor of Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to earn a pilot's license in 1921.
The airline hosted the Bessie Coleman Aviation All-Stars tour this week to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Coleman performing the first public flight by an African American woman in 1922.
"She bravely broke down barriers within the world of aviation and paved the path for many to follow," American Airlines said in a statement.
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