U.S. Air Force C-130 pilot Capt. Thessa Washington became the first female Black C-130H pilot in the 165th Airlift wing of the Georgia Air National Guard at Savannah Air National Guard Base last year.

Lucas is one of 14 pilots employed by the State Patrol. She says she’s also the youngest. It’s taken years to reach her goal, but Lucas says it’s all been worth it.

The pilot who had the ability to take control of single-engine aircraft upon finishing her high school education was left paralyzed, after a crash in 2013, according to 11 Alive.

She has been flying solo since she was 14 years old and has crossed the country twice as a student pilot. All before even getting her driver’s license. “I’m really grateful to get the ...

The first female strike fighter pilot in the history of the Italian Navy (Marina Militare), received her Wings of Gold after completing undergraduate flight training with the “Tigers” of ...

Although it is a relatively small artifact in the La Crosse County Historical Society’s collection, these pilot wings belonging to Frank “Cap” Muth, one of the city’s first pilots, still ...

He received pilot's wings from the Air Force in 1964 and flew more than 1,000 combat sorties in Vietnam. As a commercial pilot for Northwest Airlines and its predecessors, he logged more than ...