Phetogo Molawa is South Africa's first black female helicopter pilot in the South African Air Force and the South African National Defence Force.[1][2] She is currently a captain in the South African Air Force.[3] In 2018 she became the first woman and the first black person to take command of a South African Air Force installation; specifically, she became the new commanding officer of the South African Air Force base in Port Elizabeth.[4]
She was born at Thaba Nchu near Bloemfontein in 1986[5] and joined the South African Air Force after leaving school.[6]
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- ^ "Black female pilot achievement". Af.mil.za. 20 September 2012. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ^ "Africa | SA gets first black female pilot". BBC News. 16 August 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ^ "Saaf News". Af.mil.za. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ^ "Phetogo Molawa Makes SA Airforce History... Again". Huffingtonpost.co.za. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ^ Pale, Lt Col Francis (2007). "First Black female helicopter pilot" (PDF). Ad Astra. 27 (4): 5.
- ^ Greebe, Hanrie (August 2007). "Outsourcing of helicopter flying training" (PDF). SA Soldier. 14 (8): 20.