Amelie Hedwig Boutard - Beese ( 13 September 1886 , -- 22 December 1925 ) , also known as Melli Beese was an early German female aviator born in Laubegast , on the outskirts of Dresden , Saxony .
Amelie Hedwig Boutard - Beese ( 13 September 1886 -- 22 December 1925 ) , also known as Melli Beese , was an early German female aviator . 
 She was born in Laubegast , on the outskirts of Dresden , Saxony .