Becky Frater
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Becky Frater is a helicopter pilot and hockey player. Frayer was educated at Westcliff High School for Girls.[1] Frater trained to be a teacher but in 1997 she joined the Army. She was the first woman to command a naval air squadron in the Royal Navy,[2] the first pilot of the Lynx attack helicopter "Maritime Attack"[3] and the first female member of the Black Cats display team.[4][5][6] She is a keen hockey player and has played for England.[7] In 2019 Frater was one of 100 women who were chosen for a photographic exhibition in Leicester highlighting women who had completed firsts.[3]
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- ↑ Southend Air Festival May 2010. UK Airshow Review. Retrieved 29 January 2021 from link
- ↑ RAF Shawbury helicopter squadron's first female Lt Cdr. (3 July 2013) Retrieved 29 January 2021 from BBC News
- ↑ Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 'FIRST WOMEN' PORTRAIT EXHIBITION TO OPEN IN LEICESTER. (10 September 2019) Pukaar News. Retrieved 29 January 2021 from link
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- ↑ Royal Navy's woman stunt pilot. (22 March 2010) The Express. Retrieved 29 January 2021 from link
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