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“I didn't know a lot about Amelia before I started flying. And as a woman and a pilot, I should have known more.”

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Linda Finch, born on March 13, 1951, is an outstanding aviator. She is renowned for her remarkable achievements in the aviation field, being one of the first women to complete a solo around-the-world flight. more

“To a psychoanalyst, a woman pilot, particularly a married one with children, must prove an interesting as well as an inexhaustible subject. Torn between two loves, emotionally confused, the desire to fly an incurable disease eating out your life in the slow torture of frustration-she cannot be a simple, natural personality.”

Source: High, Wide and Frightened

“I'm an Air Force officer first, a pilot second and then Nicole. The female part is last. . . . My job is to be the best right wingman that I can be.”

Firsts I Can Jobs Lasts Force Women Air Female Being The Best Aviation Officers Pilots Right Wing Air Force Nicole Wingman

Author:Nicole Malachowski

“I'd have given my right eye to be an astronaut.”

Eye Given Space Astronaut

Book:Jackie Cochran: An Autobiography

Source: Jackie Cochran: An Autobiography

“Without women, we stood in space on one leg only.”

Space Legs

Author:Vladimir Dzhanibekov

“I can't remember a single time [my parents] ever told me not to do something I wanted to do.”

I Can Wanted Remember Parent Space

Author:Sally Ride

“She's decisive, she's aggressive, she's proven she's capable with high-performance jets. We look for people with the capability to think on their feet and to be able to lead a team of people. We look for the best pilots out there, and if they happen to be women, great, but we're just looking for the best.”

People Ifs Thinking Looks Happens Able Space Team Feet Capable Performances Aggressive Capability Pilots Proven Jet

Author:David Leestma

“I'm honored to be the first woman to have the opportunity to command the shuttle. I don't really think about that on a day-to-day basis because I really don't need to.”

Thinking Needs Firsts Opportunity Space Bases Command Day To Day Honored

Author:Eileen Collins

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