First female DFC
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First female DFC
"RAF helicopter pilot Flt Lt Michelle Goodman, 31, became the first woman to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross.
She flew her Merlin helicopter under fire from mortars and rocket-propelled grenades to pick up seriously injured serviceman Rifleman Stephen Vause in the southern Iraqi city of Basra last year.
Flt Lt Goodman said: "It's one of those things that you look at afterwards and go 'wow', but at the time it was just a case of getting on with the job."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7434642.stm
Good for her!
She flew her Merlin helicopter under fire from mortars and rocket-propelled grenades to pick up seriously injured serviceman Rifleman Stephen Vause in the southern Iraqi city of Basra last year.
Flt Lt Goodman said: "It's one of those things that you look at afterwards and go 'wow', but at the time it was just a case of getting on with the job."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7434642.stm
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Thank you for that. I rarely go into the military forum, hence missing the original announcement. I am delighted that her achievement has been acknowledged, along with all the others who are equally deserving of their awards.
Thank you for that. I rarely go into the military forum, hence missing the original announcement. I am delighted that her achievement has been acknowledged, along with all the others who are equally deserving of their awards.
