Tracey Curtis-Taylor (Merged threads)

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Originally Posted by Sam Rutherford

Sorry, actually it isn't. She came to the US as a toddler - has lived there all her life. To all intents and purposes she's American...

How this is supposed to help Afghani women in Afghanistan is somewhat difficult to see.

Also, there have previously been Afghan female pilots in their air force - this is much more inspirational to young Afghans (of either gender). One here: First female Afghan air force pilot asks US for asylum - CNNPolitics.com

And a passing reference to two female helicopter pilots from 30+ years ago here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niloofar_Rahmani

Fair enough, but when I said that was impressive I was really talking about the flying, not being the first, or even where she is from. In terms of flying she's doing everything other people aren't.