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
Each one of the planes she flew cost $40 million. Couldn't they have given her something cheaper?
They completely destroyed these planes and all their parts soon afterwards. https://youtube.com/watch?v=7uUgeePD5ro
"Shit, women can't fly these? We better destroy them all and create a plane that can be piloted by a small child...even that might be too challenging for them though."
They were always fickle, male pilots fucked up to.