Caroline Aigle
Pilot
Caroline Aigle (12 September 1974 – 21 August 2007) was a French fighter jet pilot. She was born in Montauban. She was the first in France trained to fly a Mirage 2000. She died of a withering melanoma. She was mother of two boys. President of the French Republic Nicolas Sarkozy awarded her the Medal of Aeronautics by posthumous recognition.
A few weeks before her death, she was selected by the European Space Agency for training to be an astronaut.
Caroline Aigle graduates École Polytechnique and École de l'Air.
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