The U.S. Navy has welcomed its first Black female Tactical Aircraft pilot. Lt. j.g. Madeline Swegle has completed naval flight school and is scheduled to receive the flight officer insignia known as the “Wings of Gold.”
KINGSVILLE, Texas — The U.S. Navy has welcomed its first Black female Tactical Aircraft pilot.in response to a post that Lt. j.g. Madeline Swegle had completed naval flight school and would later this month receive the flight officer insignia known as the “Wings of Gold.”
The Naval Air Training Command tweeted that Swegle is the Navy’s “first known Black female TACAIR pilot.”ADVERTISEMENTSwegle’s milestone comes more than 45 years after Rosemary Mariner in 1974 became the first woman to fly a tactical fighter jet, according to news outlets.
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