First Lieutenant Misa Matsushima, 26, will begin duty on Friday having completed her training to fly F-15s, Japan's military has announced. "As the first female (fighter) pilot, I will open the ...
Since its inception in 2015, the event has raised $1 million. Former Air Force pilot and first female combat fighter pilot Martha McSally tells her story during the Honoring Those Who Serve ...
Flying in high-threat areas over Iraq and Bosnia, these women took on the same risks—with the same enthusiasm—as any other fighter pilot in combat. Deegan wrote a letter home, describing her ...
including fighters and B-17 and B-29 bombers, and paved the way for today’s fully vested female military pilots. These women ferried aircraft, cargo and personnel; tested aircraft; and towed ...
They had towed targets so fighter pilots could practice firing ... the U.S. Air Force would again train female recruits to fly. In the meantime, U.S. military leaders totally overlooked the ...
working in mainly non-combat roles. Neighbouring Pakistan has about 20 female fighter pilots - the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) began inducting women into combat roles in 2006.