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Female Red Arrow is cleared for take-off
When Kirsty Moore decided she wanted to follow in the footsteps of her father, an RAF squadron leader, the force did not think women should be allowed anywhere near fast jets.
Yesterday, at RAF Scampton – the very spot from where the legendary Dambusters took off in 1943 – Flight Lieutenant Moore, 32, took her place as the first woman in the famous Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team – the Red Arrows.
"I knew I wanted to join the RAF but didn't know what I would do. When they said they would allow girls [to fly jets] it was almost as if the solution was on a golden platter in front of me," she said.
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November 17, 2009
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