French Air Force — Women in defence

Based in Paris, FRANCE, WOMBAT is a blog by CHRISTINA MACKENZIE. Her posts PORTRAY WOMEN THE WORLD OVER WHO'VE CHOSEN TO SERVE THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNTRIES IN THE DEFENCE SECTOR.

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Mar 1

Mar 1 Flight Lieutenant Lauriane

When she was a little girl Lauriane wanted to “pilot a pink aeroplane.” Obviously, the Mirage 2000-D that she is piloting 25 years later is not pink, but she accepts that! The only female fighter pilot today on Air Base 133 Nancy-Ochey, this jovial young woman has just qualified as an operational pilot and will be leaving for her first operational mission in the next two months…

Jul 10

Jul 10 Justine

Christina Mackenzie

Aerospace industry

Orange is not a colour that suits many people. But Justine wears her orange boiler-suit proudly because it shows that she is involved in flight testing. From pilot to engineer, all those involved in flight testing wear orange so that should things go horribly wrong and they have to eject from the aircraft, rescuers will find them more easily…