Current Events > Switzerland to get its first ever female fighter pilot and she's a cutie.

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A woman from the canton of Vaud will become the first woman in Switzerland to fly a Swiss army fighter plane when she completes her training next year. On December 15th First Lieutenant Fanny Chollet obtained her professional military pilot wings along with seven other trainees and can now go on to an additional years transition training to learn how to fly an F/A-18 fighter plane, the army said in a press release.

On completion, Chollet will become the first woman in the Swiss army to fly a fighter jet. Nicknamed Shotty, the 26-year-old from Saint-Lgier has wanted to be a fighter pilot since the age of 17, the army said.

Once Id made that decision, it was very clear in my head: I wanted to do this job and I was ready to do anything to get there, she is quoted as saying.

She started her pilot training in 2012 and also completed a degree in aviation along the way.

The F/A Hornet is a twin-engine supersonic plane with a top speed of nearly 2,000km/hr. It is used by the air forces of several countries.

Full Article: https://www.thelocal.ch/20171221/switzerland-to-get-its-first-female-fighter-pilot



She looks a little like Anita Sarkeesian.

Like it's Anita Sarkeesian's more attractive sister or something. And she's actually doing things to actively progress womens place in society.
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