First female fighter pilot makes history
Pilot Officer Shaikha Aisha bint Rashid Al Khalifa has become the first Bahraini woman to fly a military aircraft in the history of the Royal Bahrain Air Force (RBAF), writes Jon Lake. On July 11, 2018 she piloted a BAE Hawk trainer for a one-hour flight from Shaikh Isa Air Base. After landing, she...
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