Barbara Allen Rainey
United States Navy officer
Died when: 33 years 327 days (406 months)Star Sign: Leo
Barbara Ann Allen Rainey (August 20, 1948 – July 13, 1982) was one of the first six female pilots in the U.S. armed forces.
Rainey received her wings of gold as the first female to be designated a naval aviator in February 1974 and became the first Navy woman to qualify as a jet pilot.
She attained the rank of Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy.She was killed in an aircraft crash in 1982 while performing her duties as a flight instructor.
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