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• Maj. Nicole Malachowski will speak at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 17 • Malachowski was the first female pilot on any U.S. jet demonstration team • She will speak about American women in military aviation
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DAYTON, Ohio -- Maj. Nicole Malachowski presents "America’s Women Military Aviators: From WASP, to Thunderbirds, to the Future" at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 17, 2009, as part of the Wings & Things Guest Lecture Series at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. (Photo provided)
Aircraft No. 1 through 4 perform a tight left hand turn where the four aircraft almost seem to move as one. Lt. Col. Kevin Robbins, Thunderbirds commander and lead pilot, pilots Aircraft No. 1. Maj. Chris Austin, left wing, pilots Aircraft No. 2. Maj. Nicole Malachowski, right wing, pilots Aircraft No. 3. Maj. Scott Poteet, “slot” position, pilots Aircraft No. 4 (Photo by Airman Alex Martinez).
by Sarah Swan
National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
11/3/2009 - DAYTON, Ohio -- Maj. Nicole Malachowski, who became well known as the first female pilot on any U.S. jet demonstration team, will discuss "America's Women Military Aviators: From WASP, to Thunderbirds, to the Future" at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 17 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.
After receiving her commission from the U.S. Air Force Academy in May 1996, Malachowski served as a mission ready pilot in three operational F-15E fighter squadrons, holding positions as a flight commander and instructor pilot. She has flown homeland defense missions as part of Operation NOBLE EAGLE and has acquired over 185 hours of combat time in Operation DELIBERATE FORGE and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. She also served alongside the U.S. Army 2nd Infantry Division as an Air Liaison Officer at Camp Red Cloud, Republic of Korea.
Malachowski was assigned as a demonstration pilot, Thunderbird No. 3/Right Wing, with the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron. As the historic first female pilot on any U.S. jet demonstration team, she performed before millions of spectators in 140 air shows across the United States and seven foreign countries.
This lecture, held in the Carney Auditorium, is part of the museum's Wings & Things Guest Lecture Series. For more information or special seating arrangements, contact the museum's Special Events Division at (937) 255-1743. Filming or videotaping the lecture is prohibited.
The National Museum of the United States Air Force is located on Springfield Street, six miles northeast of downtown Dayton. It is open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day). Admission and parking are free.
NOTE TO PUBLIC: For more information, please contact the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at (937) 255-1743.
NOTE TO MEDIA: For more information, please contact Sarah Swan at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Public Affairs Division at (937) 255-1283.
