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First woman fighter pilot in Navy: Sub Lt Aastha Poonia marks milestone in Indian Naval Aviation; receives ‘Wings of Gold’ with Lt Atul Kumar Dhull

NEW DELHI: Sub Lieutenant Aastha Poonia became the first woman to be streamed into the fighter stream of Naval Aviation, marking a first for the Indian Navy in assigning combat roles to women. Poonia, ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Carlsbad pilot is sole U.S. survivor of WWII women’s flying auxiliary

When author Becky Aikman decided in 2019 to write a book about the 25 American female pilots who flew planes for the Royal Air Force during World War II, she discovered that all but one of the women ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

‘Spitfires’ author recounts little-known story of World War II’s American women pilots

Thousands of books and films have been made over the past 80 years celebrating the bravery of American servicemen during World War II. But what about the 25 American women pilots who also risked their ...