Originally Posted by
pax britanica
Captain certainly was extremely calm but then her years in the cockpit of an F18 doing stuff like night carrier landings would mean that while this was not exactly a walk in the park it probably wasnt the most frightning experience of her career.
She may NOT have been carrier qualified which would infer combat ready- and at that time women were not allowed in combat roles. She WAS and instructor AND " agressor" pilot for training . .