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Saturday, February 2, 2019

Rosemary Mariner made history as a Navy pilot, Dead at 65

Navy Cpt. Rosemary Mariner, among the first class of women military pilots and the first to fly tactical jets. (Courtesy Mariner family)Mariner died Jan. 24 of ovarian cancer at age 65.

Capt. Rosemary B. Mariner, the first woman to command an operational naval aviation squadron, in 1990. She led VAQ-34 during Operation Desert Storm and retired as a captain in 1997 after 24 years of service. (U.S. Navy)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/she-made-history-as-a-navy-pilot-an-all-female-squadron-just-flew-over-her-funeral/ar-BBT4Lba?ocid=spartanntp
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