Phetogo Molawa

Phetogo Molawa is South Africa's first black female helicopter pilot in the South African Air Force and the South African National Defence Force.[1][2] She is currently a captain in the South African Air Force.[3] In 2018 she became the first woman and the first black person to take command of a South African Air Force installation; specifically, she became the new commanding officer of the South African Air Force base in Port Elizabeth.[4]

She was born at Thaba Nchu near Bloemfontein in 1986[5] and joined the South African Air Force after leaving school.[6]

References

1. "Black female pilot achievement". Af.mil.za. 20 September 2012. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
2. "Africa | SA gets first black female pilot". BBC News. 16 August 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
3. "Saaf News". Af.mil.za. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
4. "Phetogo Molawa Makes SA Airforce History... Again". Huffingtonpost.co.za. 9 June 2018. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
5. Pale, Lt Col Francis (2007). "First Black female helicopter pilot" (PDF). Ad Astra. 27 (4): 5.
6. Greebe, Hanrie (August 2007). "Outsourcing of helicopter flying training" (PDF). SA Soldier. 14 (8): 20.