Valérie André in Tonkin, 1952: ‘a one-woman MASH unit’ - alamy ​Valérie André, who has died aged 102, was a brain surgeon, parachutist and pioneering helicopter pilot – the first woman ...

Valérie André, a French military officer, brain surgeon and licensed pilot who was believed to be the first woman to fly ...

ATWATER, Calif. (KFSN) -- In Atwater, you might spot small aircraft in the sky on a clear day. The Merced County Radio Control Club normally flies model planes, but on Thursdays, they fly helicopters.

An event coming up at Wiley Post Airport hopes to encourage more Oklahoma women to reach for the skies, organizers say. Sept. 21 will be the annual Girls in Aviation Day, and the Coca-Cola Southwest ...