the first female pilot to fly in the 89th Airlift Wing at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, and the first woman to command an aerial port squadron. [Courtesy: Kathy LaSauce] Up until the mid-1970s ...

Determined to become a first-rate pilot ... In his mind, "...an Air Service pilot's wings were like a silver passport to the realm of light." After a year of intense classroom study and flight ...

To achieve this ability, they developed the idea of twisting the entire wing, or wing warping ... connected to a stick within easy reach of the pilot. Once the engine was started and running ...

Of almost 30,000 pilots in the UK, fewer than 5% are women, but one aviator has set up a support network in a bid to help others get their wings. When Katherine Moloney began flying, she did not ...