Caroline Aigle

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.

Category:1974 births
Category:2007 deaths
Category:Deaths from melanoma
Category:French aviators
Category:French Air Force
Category:Alumni of the École Polytechnique
Category:People from Montauban