Rossi, Marie T. (Marie Therese), 1959-1991

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Marie Therese Rossi-Cayton (January 3, 1959 – March 1, 1991) was the first woman in American military history to serve in combat as an aviation unit commander, during the Persian Gulf War in 1991, and the first woman pilot in United States history to fly combat missions. She was killed when the CH-47 Chinook she was piloting crashed in Saudi Arabia, on March 1, 1991.
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Place Name Admin Code Country
Saudi Arabia 40 PH
New Jersey NJ US
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Desert Storm
Persian Gulf War, 1990-1995
Persian Gulf War, 1991
Persian Gulf War, 1991
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Women
Women air pilots
Women air pilots
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Air pilots
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Birth 1959-01-03

Death 1991

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Americans

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