Denise Moore

Denise Moore (sometimes reported as Deniz Moore), was the pseudonym of E. Jane-Wright (1876 – 21 July 1911). She was the first known female aviator to die in a flight accident.

Biography

E. Jane-Wright was either of British ancestry (born in Algeria) or of American ancestry. Before coming to France in 1911, she lived in Algiers, then a part of France. She was the widow of Denis Cornesson. She flew in France under the name Denise Moore to hide her flying career from her family.^[1]

Jane-Wright died in Étampes, France when she fell 150 feet from her capsized plane. She was the first woman aviator to die in a plane accident.^[2] At the time, she was learning to fly at the Henry Farman Aviation School.^[3]

See also

• List of firsts in aviation

References

1. ^ Lebow, Eileen F. (2003). Before Amelia: Women Pilots in the Early Days of Aviation. Brassey's. pp. 50–51. ISBN 9781574885323. http://books.google.com/books?id=pSaEvrbBQNIC&pg=PA50&dq=%22Denise+Moore%22+1911&as_brr=3&ei=wKzqSq-TApSGzQT3rqizAg#v=onepage&q=%22Denise%20Moore%22%201911&f=false. Retrieved 30 October 2009. 
2. ^ "Month of achievement in aviation". Popular Mechanics: 350. August 1911. http://books.google.be/books?id=9t0DAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA2-PA350&lpg=RA2-PA350&dq=%22deniz+moore%22&source=bl&ots=-1dv_3ceU3&sig=lzuVYE0v5FuD1AmyWx7-mx6i3tE&hl=nl&ei=ZKTqStzXHsH4-QaJnNDvCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CA0Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22deniz%20moore%22&f=false. Retrieved 30 October 2009. 
3. ^ Glines, Carroll V. (2003). Round-the-world flights. Brassey's. pp. 152. ISBN 9781574884487. http://books.google.com/books?id=dTkgOHAYphUC&pg=PA152&dq=%22Denise+Moore%22+1911&as_brr=3&ei=wKzqSq-TApSGzQT3rqizAg#v=onepage&q=%22Denise%20Moore%22%201911&f=false. Retrieved 30 October 2009. 

External links

• Contemporary article (in French) describing in detail the circumstances of the accident.

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Name	Moore, Denise
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Date of birth	1872
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Date of death	21 July 1911
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