Blue Angels' first female pilot takes flight

[KamaAina]

http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/blue-angels-first-female-pilot-takes-flight/

When military aviation buffs pack into the Marine Corps Beaufort Air Show in South Carolina, they'll be wowed by the Navy's Blue Angels. But a new kind of history will also take flight in the team: a woman in the cockpit. U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Katie Higgins is the first female pilot in the team's 69-year history. Michelle Miller took to the sky to see how Higgins got her wings.

[pintobean]

1. Cool

[FLPanhandle]

3. Congrats to her

We usually see them when they perform in Pensacola. Amazing pilots.

[msongs]

2. good place to cut the bloated military budget nt

[msanthrope]

5. Lighten up, Francis.

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[951-Riverside]

4. That's weird. I always thought they had female Blue Angel pilots since the 90s

...anyway kudos to her.

[tammywammy]

6. The Smithsonian channel has a great show about the Blue Angels.

It was about all their preparation, the breathing exercises, etc. Very interesting.

[Triana]

7. WooHoo!!!!!

[cwydro]

8. k and r.

Thank you for posting this.