135 TIL: The first female US carrier fighter pilot crashed and died 4 months after being certified. Many men were more qualified. Instructors complained incompetent women were “not allowed to fail” (en.m.wikipedia.org) posted 3 years ago by SophiesBoyfriend 3 years ago by SophiesBoyfriend +136 / -1 84 comments share 84 comments share save hide report block hide replies
She had multiple poor traps and failed to follow LSO commands previously, to the point a male pilot would have at least gotten in the shit.
She mismanaged the approach and wave off and killed herself and nearly her RIO.
A male pilot would never have been allowed to to keep fucking up and stay flying.
The most useful part of him was the tumor.