FIRST BLACK FEMALE FIGHTER PILOT PLUS

Sources: South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) Have something to add to this story? Share it in the comments or follow GoodThingsGuy on Facebook & Twitter to keep up to date with good news as it happens. One quote that Mandisa lives by is, “The sky is the baseline.” Which means, the excellence bar that you pushed yesterday should be your starting point, tomorrow. South African Adventurer Chris Bertish Writes Book About Voyages.“It is such a dynamic environment and so mentally stimulating, and I love it because I’m growing in my technical expertise and learning more about aerodynamics.” Nonetheless, she believes that becoming a combat pilot has been an amazing experience. Mandisa says her journey as a Combat Pilot really shifted her perspective about what aviation and what being a military practitioner looked like. In 2008 she joined the South African Air force (SAAF), and in 2010 she started at the Central Flying School in Langebaan in 2011 she got her wings. “From the moment I discovered the SAAF, I knew that’s what I wanted to do, and since then I haven’t looked back.”

FIRST BLACK FEMALE FIGHTER PILOT PLUS

She decided to apply to different universities to study exactly that but she came across an article for the South African Air Force and after seeing that she exceeded the requirements of entry, plus she could become a pilot, she was immediately sold. As a result, she discovered aeronautical engineering. Growing up she thought she wanted to be a doctor but when she was in grade 10, she started researching careers that used math and science. She says she realised her love for aviation when she was about five years old when her mother and grandmother used to take them to airshows in Virginia Airport.ĭue to the inability to afford the entry fee, Mandisa says her mom would park outside the airport and they would watch the displays from there. Mandisa, who was born in Ntuzuma Kwazulu-Natal grew up in Malvern. She is regarded as the world’s first Black African female fighter pilot and hails from South Africa! KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa – Meet Major Mandisa Nomcebo Mfeka, a Combat Pilot in the South African Air Force. Kamala Harris and former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly were among those who also congratulated Swegle.Mandisa Mfeka has just been named as the world’s first Black African female fighter pilot from South Africa and we couldn’t be more inspired! Pioneering athlete Billie Jean King, comedian D.L. 'Congratulations, LTJG Swegle!' tweeted Sen. Dunn, the Navy's vice chief of information, via Twitter on Thursday. 'Very proud of LTJG Swegle,' wrote Rear Adm. Naval Academy, is receiving an outpouring of praise and support for her achievement. Mariner, the first woman to command an operational naval aviation squadron, earned her wings in 1974, according to the Naval History and Heritage Command website.īrenda Robinson, who earned her wings in 1980, became the first African American female graduate from the Navy's Aviation Officer Candidate School, according to the nonprofit organization Women in Aviation. The announcement comes more than four decades after women first received their wings in the Navy. 'Swegle is the first known Black female TACAIR pilot and will receive her Wings of Gold later this month. Madeline Swegle on completing the Tactical Air (Strike) aviator syllabus,' wrote the Chief of Naval Air Training. The Chief of Naval Air Training congratulated Swegle with a 'BZ,' or 'Bravo Zulu,' a naval term meaning 'well done.' Navy fighter pilot and will receive her 'Wings of Gold' in late July, according to a tweet posted on Thursday by the Chief of Naval Air Training. Madeline Swegle was set to become its first Black female tactical fighter pilot. Navy celebrated a historic moment this week as it announced Lt.

First black female fighter pilot