female pilots

 

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September 1947: A female pilot of the Turkish Air Force in the cockpit.

Turkish Air Force Pilot Sahiba Gokcen
Original caption: 8/10/1953-New York, NY- Madame Sahiba Gokcen, daughter of Turkish Republic founder Kemal Ataturk, is in the U.S. escorting five Turkish air cadets, as part of an Air Force-Civil Air Patrol exchange program. The 40-year-old woman was Turkey's first and only woman air force pilot and held the rank of Major. Having over 2,000 pilot hours to her credit, Madame Gokcen believes that women can fly just as well as men and should even be used as combat pilots

Female Flier Escourting Male Fliers
Original caption: 8/10/1953-New York, New York-: Madame Sahiba Gokoen, Turkish woman flier (seated), tells an international group of cadets about her flying experiences in World War II. The cadets are in the US as part of a group of 120 here on a exchange arranged by the Air Force-Civil Air Patrol. Madame Gokoen, the daughter of Kemel Ataturk, who founded the Turkish Republic, is escorting five Turkish Air cadets. Left to right are: Cadet Luiz Carlos Muller Borra of Brazil; Sgt. Keith Graham Jackson of England; Cadet Henri De Malleray of France; Cadet Piero Benedetti of Italy; and Cadet Per Li of Norway

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Women pilots? The world is/ has gone mad.

On a more serious note I suppose the women would be more motivated than their male counterparts. After all a man only joins the military if he cannot find a job else where a women because it signifys "independence".

Thats not the point. A young man see a military career as a last chance. A poorly paid profession which could come with a free bullet in his head. A young women on the other hand sees it in the manner you described. Which is why they always have better luck recruiting women than men.

Originally posted by Sparten Thats not the point. A young man see a military career as a last chance. A poorly paid profession which could come with a free bullet in his head. A young women on the other hand sees it in the manner you described. Which is why they always have better luck recruiting women than men.

It may be true in Pakistan, I read you're admitting women into more areas than just the medical field now - big changes for any country, really.

I think you're comparing the wrong things, Sparten. Comparing the idea women have of 'independence', or 'doing what the men do' is an idealized feeling the same as men have the 'glory of being a soldier', the 'pride of defending the nation', etc.

The actual, realistic, life reasons why men and women join the military, I suspect, are probably similar to each other. Money, work, etc.

Originally posted by mamikon I heard a rumor that Sahiba Gokcen was Armenian...

i dont care about her origin, i care for what she showd to the world what a women can do.

Originally posted by Sparten Women pilots? The world is/ has gone mad. On a more serious note I suppose the women would be more motivated than their male counterparts. After all a man only joins the military if he cannot find a job else where a women because it signifys "independence".

Originally posted by Goban Originally posted by Sparten Women pilots? The world is/ has gone mad. On a more serious note I suppose the women would be more motivated than their male counterparts. After all a man only joins the military if he cannot find a job else where a women because it signifys "independence". � One of my first flight instructors was a woman. Probably one of my best. � � Speaking of women pilots, I wish I had the time to write about a pilot by the name of Willa Brown. If you can-research her, her story is that of inspiration.

Your are right about Willa Brown. She was the only woman in America holding a mechanic's license, a commercial pilot's license, and serving as the president of a large aviation corporation. She was an extraordinary woman, I agree!
     


Willa Brown