“She overshot the landing area’s centerline and attempted to correct the mistake. Her correction disrupted the airflow into her Tomcat’s left engine, which caused it to fail. “
She was pushed through training like women are in Ranger school today, and had no business there.
Yup. She was killed by her instructors who went easy on her because the word was out that they couldn't fail women or hold them to as high a standard. One complaint of sexism and their careers were over.
Yes, if this is the same person I am thinking of, yes she was pushed through and her deficiencies were overlooked because the brass wanted the PR of first woman pilot.
They set her up to fail.
If I am remembering incorrectly please someone correct me, but if this is the same woman the investigation afterward excoriated the command structure for pushing her through when she was not ready.