History Dispatches

Captain Vernice Armour: The first African American female combat pilot

14 min • 18 april 2025

In the early 2000's, Vernice "FlyGirl" Armour took to the skies piloting a Cobra heliocopter, defying the odds of everyone saying she can't. This is the story of Captain Vernice Armour, the first African-American female combat pilot.


Sources


https://www.unsungheroeseducation.com/Transcripts/Vernice%20Armour%20Interviews.pdf

Image (cropped from original): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USMC-120518-M-HF911-372.jpg


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