Caroline Aigle, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Caroline Aigle

Pilot

Date of Birth: 12-Sep-1974

Place of Birth: Montauban, Occitania, France

Date of Death: 21-Aug-2007

Profession: engineer, fighter pilot, triathlete, aerospace engineer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Commandant Caroline Aigle (French pronunciation: [ka??lin ?gl] (listen)) (12 September 1974 – 21 August 2007) was a French aviator who achieved a historical first when, at the age of 25, she became the first woman fighter pilot in the French Air Force.
Her promising military career was cut short by death from cancer seven years later.
She was posthumously awarded the Médaille de l'Aéronautique (Aeronautics Medal).