Marie-Louise Driancourt
Marie-Louise Driancourt (née Martin, 1887 - 1914) was a pioneering French pilot. She was the sixth woman in the world to receive a pilot licence.[1][2]
Marie-Louise Driancourt | |
|---|---|
| Born | Marie-Louise Martin 1887 |
| Died | 1914 (aged 26–27) |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Pilot; Aviation Pioneer |
| Known for | 6th woman to receive pilot's license |
Driancourt was born in Lyon, France, and later moved to Paris where she married and had three children. Her husband, an aviation enthusiast himself, encouraged her to take up flying, and she began flying lessons in 1910 at the Blériot school near Chartres.[1] In 1911 she transferred to the Caudron School at Le Crotoy. On June 15, 1911 she received her pilot licence, becoming the sixth woman in the world (fifth in France) to do so. For the remainder of the year she competed and participated in a number of exhibitions, including one in Pamplona, Spain, where she was commended for her achievements by Alphonso XIII.[1] However, in 1912, her husband was killed in a car accident. She appeared in one more exhibition, in April 1912 at Juvisy-sur-Orge, and it appears that she then ceased flying.[1][3]
Driancourt died of illness in late 1914 at L'Haÿ-les-Roses.[1]
References
- Lebow, Eileen F. (2003). Before Amelia: Women Pilots in the Early Days of Aviation. Brassey's. p. 51. ISBN 978-1-57488-532-3. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- Gibson, Karen (2013). Women Aviators: 26 Stories of Pioneer Flights, Daring Missions, and Record-Setting Journeys. Chicago Review Press. p. 6.
- "Marie-Louise Driancourt - France - Women Of Aviation's History". Women Of Aviation's History. 2015-07-23. Archived from the original on 2016-10-17. Retrieved 2016-12-30.