The only lost Navy female pilot I remember, was 3-4 years ago. The investigation showed that she had been pushed well beyond her capacity, just to keep a "trophy female" in a pilot's seat. As the evidence started to develop, the whole issue dissapeared.
Has there been any other Navy Female Pilots lost at sea or what's going on here.
Anybody remember the earlier accident??
Watched JAG this week and the story line wandered around a female Navy pilot who had lost and engine. She was able to hold the fighter upright long enough for her backseater to eject. Once he was safely out, the plane inverted and she went in with it, losing her life. .
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Anybody remember the earlier accident??
I think both the episode of "JAG" was loosely based on the actual event which concerned an F14-A piloted by Lt. Kara Hultgreen on October 24, 1994 during carrier qualification operation onboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) off the coast of San Diego, California.
Listed below are three links about the accident, report, cover-up, and women-in-combat in general:
Mishap Investigation Report on line# 465
The "McNamara-ization" of the U.S. Navy
Women-in-Combat after the Terrorist Attack on America
Bottom line: Average pilot who was good in the A-6, overloaded in F-14A. Pilot error conclusion from MIR:
"MP lost situational awareness, failed to scan AOA, allowed pitch attitude to slowly increase and exceeded maximum controllable AOA of 20 units. At approximately flight deck level, MA stalled, departed controlled flight, and rolled rapidly left."