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A flight nurse is a registered nurse specializing in the field of providing comprehensive pre-hospital, emergency critical care, and hospital care to a vast scope of patients. The care of these patients is generally provided during aeromedical evacuation or rescue operations aboard helicopters, propeller aircraft, or jet aircraft.
Jane Kendeigh (March 30, 1922 – July 19, 1987) was a US Navy flight nurse. In 1945 she became the first Navy flight nurse in an active combat zone, [1] serving at Iwo Jima in the Pacific. [2] [3] Kendeigh was born and raised in Ohio. She attended a nursing school in Cleveland. [4]
The newly minted flight nurses soon began active flying service on 24 flying teams, consisting of a nurse and a pharmacist's mate. Each 12-plane squadron operated with the following medical personnel: 24 flight nurses, 24 pharmacists' mates, one flight surgeon, and one Hospital Corps officer.
Flight Nurse (aka Angels Take Over and Angels over Korea) is a 1953 American drama war film directed by Allan Dwan and stars Joan Leslie and Forrest Tucker. [1] The film is largely based on the life of Lillian Kinkella Keil, one of the most decorated women in American military history.
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The Basic Flight Nurse Badge is awarded upon completion of all training and qualification as a flight nurse. The Senior and Master versions of the Flight Nurse Badge are awarded based on years of service in the Air Force and number of flight hours obtained. The different degrees of the Flight Nurse Badge are denoted by a star (Senior level) or ...
Captain Lillian Kinkella Keil. Captain Lillian Kinkella Keil (November 17, 1916 – June 30, 2005) was a highly decorated American World War II and Korean War flight nurse.Keil made 250 evacuation flights (23 of them transatlantic) during World War II and 175 evacuation flights during the Korean War, becoming one of the most decorated women in American military history.
Aleda Ester Lutz (November 9, 1915 – November 1, 1944) was a United States Army flight nurse.She was the first American servicewoman to be killed in combat during World War II, [1] and the first military woman to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross, which she received posthumously. [2]