(1948-08-20)August 20, 1948 Bethesda, Maryland, US
Died
July 13, 1982(1982-07-13) (aged 33) Evergreen, Alabama, US
Place of burial
Arlington National Cemetery[1]
Allegiance
United States of America
Service/branch
United States Navy
Years of service
1973–1982
Rank
Lieutenant commander
Barbara Ann Allen Rainey (August 20, 1948 – July 13, 1982) was one of the first six female pilots in the U.S. armed forces.[2] Rainey received her wings of gold as the first female to be designated a naval aviator in February 1974[3] and became the first Navy woman to qualify as a jet pilot.[2] She attained the rank of Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy.[3] She was killed in an aircraft crash in 1982 while performing her duties as a flight instructor.[4]
^Arlington National Cemetery
^ abEbbert, Jean and Marie-Beth Hall (1999). Crossed Currents: Navy Women from WWI to Tailhook [Revised]. Washington, D.C.: Brassey's. ISBN 978-1-57488-193-6.
^ abCite error: The named reference ALLEN was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"First Woman Designated Naval Aviator Dies in Plane Crash" (PDF). Naval Aviation News. October 1982. p. 48. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-13.
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United States of America
United States Navy
Lieutenant commander