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First female fighter pilot of Japan
August 27 , 2018
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- Japan has appointed its first female fighter pilot, the latest achievement in the national push for greater gender equality in the traditionally male-dominated country.
- First Lieutenant Misa Matsushima, 26, of Japan Air Self Defence Force has become the first female fighter pilot.
- The Air Force decided in 1993 to open all positions to women, except for pilots of fighter jets and reconnaissance aircraft.
- But the limit was lifted in 2015.
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