Ulrike Fitzer Explained
Ulrike Fitzer (née Flender; born 1982 in Aidlingen) is a German Air Force pilot.[1] [2]
Life
Ulrike Fitzer was the first woman to become a fighter pilot in the German Air Force. She graduated in 2006, from the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program at Sheppard Air Force Base.[3] [4] Also, she is the first German woman to pilot the Tornado, having completed training in 2007 at Holloman Air Force Base.[5] A TV-documentary (Mission am Limit) on her achievements was produced in 2007.
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Notes and References
- News: Iris Hellmuth . Die Waffen einer Frau . 14 June 2023 . . 25 May 2008 . German . 16 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230616001629/https://www.stern.de/gesellschaft/deutschlands-erste-kampfpilotin-die-waffen-einer-frau-3216532.html . live .
- News: Michael Weißenborn . Weibliche Fluggesellschaft . 14 June 2023 . . 18 November 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220319112048/http://www.tagesspiegel.de/zeitung/weibliche-fluggesellschaft/775620.html . 19 March 2022 . German.
- News: Die erste Frau im Tornado-Cockpit . 14 June 2023 . . 7 February 2007 . German . 16 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230616001629/https://rp-online.de/panorama/deutschland/die-erste-frau-im-tornado-cockpit_aid-11214261 . live .
- News: Die Überschall-Frau: Rostockerin fliegt den Eurofighter . 14 June 2023 . . 18 June 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140522234836/https://www.ostsee-zeitung.de/Nachrichten/Thema-des-Tages/Die-Ueberschall-Frau-Rostockerin-fliegt-den-Eurofighter/ . 22 May 2014 . German.
- News: Das harte Training der "Eurofighter"-Piloten . 14 June 2023 . . 16 June 2018 . German . 16 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230616001629/https://www.spiegel.de/video/das-harte-training-der-eurofighter-piloten-video-99027979.html . live .