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In 1975, Capt. Jane L. Hol- ley, a student in Test Pilot School class 74B, became the first woman to graduate from the training as an engineer.
In 1990, the National Aero- nautical and Space Adminis- tration selected Maj. Eileen Collins (a graduate of TPS Class 89B) as a Space Shuttle pilot candidate. Collins was the first woman selected for this program.
In 1993, Lt. Col. Susan J. Helms became the first female military astronaut to enter space when Space Shuttle Endeavor launched on a 5-day mission.
In 2010, Col. Dawn M. Dun- lop accepted command of the 412th Test Wing. The first woman to command the test wing, she had also been the first woman to fly an F-22 Rap- tor when she flew F-22 number 4006 here at Edwards.
The trials and tribulations of early women pioneers need to be remembered and not forgot- ten. These Airmen risked all that they had for this cause. They impacted their local communities, their nation and their world.
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Air Force photograph
Capt. Jane L. Holley, the first female graduate of U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School class 74B, in 1975. Holley is the first woman to graduate from the TPS as a flight test engineer.
Navy photograph
In 1974 the U.S. Navy designated its first female naval aviators — The First Six, four of whom posed for a photograph during their flight instruction. Pictured, from left are: Ens. Rosemary Mariner, Ens. Jane Skiles, Lt. j.g. Barbara Allen, and Lt. j.g. Judith Neuffer. Not shown are Ana Marie Fuqua, and Joellen Drag. Mariner died in 2019 at 65, Skiles in 2022 at 72, and Allen, the first to receive her wings, was killed in a training accident in 1982 at age 33.
First female naval aviators
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