Heather Wilson
In 1998 Heather Wilson became the first woman veteran of the U.S. armed services and the second woman from New Mexico elected to the U.S. Congress.
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Dulcibella Atkey
The first woman to receive a British pilot’s license after WWI
Captain Mary Therese Klinker
Captain Mary Therese Klinker was a U.S. Air Force flight nurse who died during Operation Babylift, a humanitarian mission to evacuate orphans from Vietnam.
Dr Andreé M Sutton
U.S. Air Force veteran
Sabiha Gökçen
Turkish aviator Sabiha Gökçen became the world’s first known combat pilot at age 23, and went on to fly around 8,000 and participate in more than 30 military operations. Sabiha Gökçen International Airport in Istanbul is named for her.
Geraldine Holm Hoch
The only chemical engineer in Northrop’s team designing the Snark missile, she worked on corrosion prevention systems for the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar and Boeing 747.
Beverley Bass
American pilot
Dr Sarah Qureshi
Pakistani engineer
Samantha Cristoforetti
Italian engineer, pilot and astronaut
Prem Mathur
The first woman to be a commercial pilot in India