For the Love of the Air Force by Norman Ferguson

Author:Norman Ferguson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Summersdale Publishers Ltd
Published: 2017-08-29T00:00:00+00:00

Operational station commander 1982 Gp Capt Joan Hopkins took command of air defence radar station RAF Neatishead.

Pilot 1991 Flt Lt Julie Gibson flew Andovers and Hercules and later became the first female captain of an aircraft.

Navigator 1991 Fg Off Anne-Marie Dawe later commanded 54(R) Sqn at Waddington.

Fast-jet pilot 1994 Flt Lt Jo Salter joined 617 Sqn flying the Tornado GR.1.

Fast-jet navigator 1994 Flt Lt Elaine Taylor joined 25 Sqn flying the Tornado F.3.

Squadron commander 2002 Sqn Ldr Nicky Smith took charge of 84 Sqn in Cyprus. Smith had been the first female helicopter pilot, flying search-and-rescue Sea Kings with 22 and 202 Sqns.

First Distinguished Flying Cross 2008 Flt Lt Michelle Goodman became the first woman to be awarded the DFC for flying a casevac mission in Basra while under enemy fire.

Red Arrows pilot 2009 Flt Lt Kirsty Moore became Red 3.

Two-star rank 2013 AVM Elaine West and AVM Sue Gray were appointed.

Squadron commander (fast-jet) 2015 Wg Cdr Nikki Thomas took command of 12 Sqn at Marham.

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