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Catherine Labuschagne is the first female Pilot to fly the Gripen

Makhado, South Africa - She made her first flight at the Makhado airbase

Captain Catherine Labuschagne writes a new page in the aviation history: she is the first female Pilot to fly a Gripen. After having successfully completed the Operational Conversion Course (OCC) instructed by South African Air Force pilots, she made her first solo Gripen flight at the Makhado airbase in the Limpopo province of South Africa. Saab JAS 39 Gripen is a lightweight multi-role fighter...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1121711
Rome, Italy, 10/12/2010 19:27
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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