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Meet UW alum Marcella Ng, the first Black woman aviator in the US military

Posted on December 22, 2022

Marcella Hayes Ng (’78) became the first Black woman aviator in the military when she completed Army flight training in 1979 and qualified as a helicopter pilot.

Posted in News & AnnouncementsTagged Alumni, aviator, Marcella Ng, pioneer, ROTC

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