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Canada’s first female fighter pilot honoured

Web Posted: 28 September 2017

“We didn’t know that we were the first women fighter pilots. I went flying because I wanted to fly, not to prove anything to anybody, for any reason. It was just an exciting opportunity.” Dee Brasseur will receive the Pioneer Award at the Elsie MacGill Northern Lights Award Gala on Saturday.  Read the full article from the Ottawa Citizen.

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Canadian Aviation and Aerospace: Eight Recipients Selected for the 9th Annual Elsie MacGill Northern Lights Awards
Canadian Aviation and Aerospace: Eight Recipients Selected for the 10th Annual Elsie MacGill Northern Lights Award

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