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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  1. Southend Air Festival May 2010.  UK Airshow Review.  Retrieved 29 January 2021 from link
  2. RAF Shawbury helicopter squadron's first female Lt Cdr.  (3 July 2013)  Retrieved 29 January 2021 from BBC News
  3. 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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  5. Former teacher to become first female Black Cats pilot.  (22 May 2010)  The Telegraph.  Retrieved 29 January 2021 from link
  6. Royal Navy's woman stunt pilot.  (22 March 2010)  The Express.  Retrieved 29 January 2021 from link
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