Air Force’s first female fighter pilots fought for the right to fly
In 1994, Jeannie Leavitt was the first U.S. Air Force female fighter pilot accepted for combat. A skilled pilot, Leavitt graduated top of her class in 1993. She got first choice of aircraft and she picked the F-15E fighter jet but was initially denied. Women were not allowed to fly…
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