Kara Hultgreen

Kara S. Hultgreen (October 5, 1965 – October 25, 1994) was an American naval aviator who served as a lieutenant in the United States Navy and was the first female carrier-based fighter pilot in the U.S. Navy. She was also the first female fighter pilot in the U.S. military to die in a crash. She died just months after she was certified for combat, when her F-14 Tomcat crashed into the sea on final approach to USS Abraham Lincoln.

Kara Hultgreen
Hultgreen with an F-14 Tomcat
Nickname(s)Revlon
Born(1965-10-05)October 5, 1965
Greenwich, Connecticut, US
DiedOctober 25, 1994(1994-10-25) (aged 29)
off San Diego, California, US
Place of burial
Service/branchUnited States Navy
Years of service1987–1994
RankLieutenant
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