Thokozile Muwamba

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Thokozile Muwamba (born 1993) is a Zambian pilot. In 2017, she became the first female fighter pilot in Zambia.[1] In her first year of study at Zambia's Copperbelt University, she quit to join the country's military in 2012. A few years later, she became a beneficiary of a Zambia Air Force project to introduce females into the male dominated field in 2015. She currently holds the rank of second lieutenant in the Zambia Air Force.[2][3][4][5]

References

  1. 'An aircraft knows no sex'.  Retrieved 2019-10-28 from BBC News
  2. Thokozile Muwamba: Zambia's first female fighter pilot.   Gova-Media.  (2017-10-24)  Retrieved 2019-10-28 from Gova-Media
  3. Meet Second Lieutenant Thokozile Muwamba, Zambia's first female fighter pilot.  This Is Africa.  (2017-01-11)  Retrieved 2019-10-28 from This is africa
  4. [Photos] Thokozile Muwamba: Zambia's first female fighter pilot in action.   AfricaNews.  (2017-09-26)  Retrieved 2019-10-28 from Africanews
  5. 24-Year-Old Thokozile Muwamba Is Zambia's First Female Fighter Pilot.  Retrieved 2019-10-28 from Konbini - All Pop Everything!