Rio Grande Norte 99s

On March 8, 1910, Raymonde de Laroche, a French balloonist, became the first woman ever to earn a pilot's license. One century later, the ranks of women pilots continues to grow, but women represent only 6% of all licensed pilots in most countries. As this first-century milestone was reached, women pilots around the world flew other women and girls who had never before flown in light aircraft, introducing them to the freedom of flight.