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".