Flynn, Jeannie
Flynn, Jeannie
American aviator. Name variations: Jean Marie Flynn. Born in St. Louis, Missouri; Stanford University, MS, 1992.
Graduated 1st in her Air Force Undergraduate Pilot Training class (1992); as an Air Force lieutenant, became the 1st female combat pilot in US (Feb 10, 1994); by the end of 2002, had logged over 2,000 hours in an F-15E, including 200 hours of combat during Operation Allied Force; became an F-15E instructor pilot.
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