Combat pilot Mfeka is a SAAF history-maker

The South African Air Force (SAAF) now has its first black female combat pilot, writes Jon Lake. Major Mandisa Mfeka is a Hawk Pilot with No85 Combat Flying School, AFB Makhado, and she hopes one day to convert to the Saab Gripen. She began researching careers in maths and science, before a South...

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