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&nsp;March 1912. The aircraft she was flying, a Caudronbiplane, was caught in a wind and rolled inverted, falling to the ground.[2][3] Bernard was crushed beneath it.[1] 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]
