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Richard Ira "Dick" Bong (September 24, 1920 – August 6, 1945) was a United States Army Air Forces major and Medal of Honor recipient in World War II.He was one of the most decorated American fighter pilots and the country's top flying ace in the war, credited with shooting down 40 Japanese aircraft, all with the Lockheed P-38 Lightning.
Michelle Curran (born 1987) is a veteran United States Air Force (USAF) major and a pilot in the USAF Air Demonstration Squadron, or Thunderbirds. Curran was the lead solo pilot for the Squadron. Curran is the fifth woman to fly with the Thunderbirds, her callsign (or nickname) is "MACE".
Theresa Claiborne having her wings pinned on by her mother. On June 20, 1981, Claiborne was commissioned as second lieutenant in the USAF. [8] She became the first African-American female pilot in the U.S. Air Force after graduating from Laughlin Air Force Base on September 16, 1982 with the class 82-08.
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Flinn was born in St. Louis, Missouri, [8] the youngest of five children. [3] She decided to become a pilot after attending Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama. [8] She attended the U.S. Air Force Academy, undergraduate pilot training, and follow-on B-52 bomber training, becoming the first female B-52 pilot in the USAF.
First woman to pilot a C-141 Starlifter Lieutenant colonel Kathy La Sauce (born 1949 or 1950) is a former United States Air Force (USAF) pilot. She was the first woman to pilot a C-141 Starlifter , and the first woman aircraft commander at Norton Air Force Base .
An Air Force instructor pilot was killed when the ejection seat activated while the jet was still on the ground at a Texas military base, the Air Force said Tuesday. The instructor pilot was in a ...
She had her first flight lesson at age fourteen, before joining the Civil Air Patrol, and working at air shows, subsequently earning her private pilot's license. Following graduation from high school, Kimbrell attended the United States Air Force Academy , graduating in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in General Engineering .