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Kara Hultgreen had seemingly limitless aspirations: she wanted to be an astronaut, and she wanted to fly fighter jets. When she became the US Navy's first female carrier-based fighter pilot, one of those dreams became a reality, paving the way for other women with sky-high dreams of their own. After a tragic accident in the Pacific Ocean, Kara's legacy became intertwined with controversy, policy, and nagging questions about the role of women in the military. Join Stephanie for this month's Layover Episode of Take to the Sky: the Air Disaster Podcast, where we take a look at the lessons learned from her powerful story.Sources consulted for this story:
- Los Angeles Times: Crash Kills First Female F-14 Combat Pilot
- Baltimore Sun: Woman combat pilot killed on training mission Lt. Kara Hultgreen flew Navy F-14s
- Los Angeles Times: Navy Pilot’s Errors Contributed to Fatal Crash, Report Says
- Tampa Bay Times: Training crash claims female combat pilot
- South Florida Sun Sentinel: NAVY PILOT LED THE WAY FOR OTHERS
- Orlando Sentinel: NAVY FINDS, RETRIEVES BODY OF PILOT LT. KARA HULTGREEN
- LinkedIn: Remembering my friend on Memorial Day - LT Kara Hultgreen
- CNN: Sources: Navy had different standards for women pilots
- Center for Military Readiness: Double Standards in Naval Aviation
- Virginian-Pilot: WOMAN PILOT LAID TO REST NAVY RECORDS SHOW COMBAT FLIER'S RATING WAS ABOVE AVERAGE.
- Chicago Tribune: TRUE GRIT, TRUE TRAGEDY
- Chicago Tribune: SAFETY LAST?
- Arnold Air Force Base: Aircraft dedicated to fallen Navy aviator
- Los Angeles Times: Navy Pilot’s Errors Contributed to Fatal Crash, Report Says
- We Are The Mighty: The first combat qualified female naval aviator died in a crazy accident
Credits:
Written and produced by: Shelly Price and Stephanie HubkaDirected and engineered at: Snow Monster Studios
Sound editor: Podcast Engineers
Producer: Adam Hubka
Music by: Mike Dunn
Kara Hultgreen with the F-14. Source: Wikipedia
The F-14 wreckage after being recovered from the Pacific Ocean. Source: KeyMilitary.com
A tribute to Kara Hultgreen. Source: Women Pilot Magazine
