Barbara Rainey
The first woman pilot in the Navy, Lt. Cmdr. Rainey was commissioned in 1970. On July 13, 1982, she was killed in an aircraft accident while training another pilot.
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Sophie Blanchard
Early 1800s French balloonist
Lt. Gen. Susan J Helms
US Air Force lieutenant general and NASA astronaut
Gaby Kennard
In 1989, Gaby Kennard became the first Australian woman to fly solo around the world.
Col. Anne C McClain
US astronaut and army engineer
Ruth Elder
1920s American aviator and actor
Phyliss Carpenter
US Air Force veteran
Gertrude Tompkins Silver
A total of 38 WASP lost their lives during World War II; to date, Silver is the only one who remains missing.
Col. Merryl Tengesdal
US Air Force veteran
Shenandoah D Ellis-Ulmer
Shenandoah D. Ellis-Ulmer served in the US Air Force for 21 years beginning in 1994 and attained the rank of master sergeant.