From left: Stephanie Cole, Michelle Goodman, Joanna Watkinsonand Wendy Donald at their US training base
First Female Helicopter Crew Takes On Taliban -- Times Online
THE RAF is to fly its first all-woman combat helicopter crew into action in southern Afghanistan.
The four women are expected to fly a number of missions taking troops and supplies to the frontline against the Taliban in Helmand. They will also airlift casualties to the hospital at Camp Bastion.
The Merlin crew includes Flight-Lieutenant Michelle Goodman, 32, from Bristol, the first woman to win the Distinguished Flying Cross. She and her co-pilot, Flight-Lieutenant Joanna Watkinson, 28, from Reading, have been preparing in California for the difficulties of flying in Afghanistan. The hot air, dust and high altitude pose particular problems for helicopters.
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