Then I sort of found out about the whole pilot thing. I went to college to be an aerospace engineer, which is what my degree is in. “From there, realistic dreams set in and I wanted to be an engineer. “Standard childhood dreams were veterinarian and police officer,” she said.
Thompson said she did not have dreams of being a fighter pilot while growing up. Emily Thompson, 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron pilot, launches an F-35A Lighting II while Airman 1st Class Ashlin Randolf, 380th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Lighting Technician Program maintainer, gives the signal to proceed on the Al Dhafra Air Base on June 5, 2020. Airman First Class Ashlin Randolph, a weapons load crew member, was one of a four-person team on duty for the historic launch. On the day of her first combat sortie, an all-female maintenance crew launched her off for the historic flight. So just to be the person who gets that honor, that first - it just meant a lot.” “There’s a lot of females who have come before me and there’s a lot of females already flying combat sorties in other platforms. Of course, being the first female, it’s a pretty big honor,” she said. “This is my first deployment, so for me, it was a pretty big deal … the first combat sortie for me. Air Force said Thompson recently completed the combat mission after taking off from Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates. Her jet was prepared for the flight by an all-female crew.Ī news release from the U.S. Emily “Banzai” Thompson became the first female pilot to fly the F-35A Lightning II into combat. AL DHAFRA AIR BASE, United Arab Emirates – U.S.
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