December 23, 1970 (1970-12-23) (age 53) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Allegiance
United States of America
Service/branch
United States Air Force
Years of service
1993–1997
Rank
First lieutenant
Other work
Proud to Be: My Life, the Air Force, the Controversy (book)
Kelly Flinn (whose surname was sometimes misspelled as Flynn; born December 23, 1970) is a former B-52 pilot in the United States Air Force (USAF). She was the first female pilot to serve in that capacity.[1]
She was discharged from the U.S. Air Force in 1997 after an adulterous affair with the husband of an enlisted subordinate, for military offenses including disobeying a direct order from her commanding officer to break off the affair, and for twice lying under oath to investigators about having done so.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][excessive citations]
The scandal received widespread media attention at the time and was discussed in a U.S. Senate hearing on May 22, 1997.[2]
Kelly Flinn worked as a commercial pilot for Trans World Airlines after leaving the Air Force.[citation needed]
^Dejevsky, Mary (May 19, 1997). "Female B-52 pilot quits over charges of adultery". The Independent on Sunday. London, UK.
^ ab"End to messy case Kelly Flinn: General discharge for Air Force lieutenant is wise resolution". The Baltimore Sun. May 24, 1997. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
^Sciolino, Elaine (May 11, 1997). "From a Love Affair to a Court-Martial". New York Times.
^McIntyre, Jamie; Flock, Jeff (May 22, 1997). "Air Force gives pilot a general discharge". CNN.
^Mitchell, Brian P. (1998). Women in the military: flirting with disaster. Regnery Publishing. pp. 314–15. ISBN 0-89526-376-9.
^Brady, Tim (2000). The American aviation experience: a history. SIU Press. p. 404. ISBN 0-8093-2371-0.
^Sciolino, Elaine (December 14, 1997). "Air Force Chief Has Harsh Words for Pilot Facing Adultery Charges". The New York Times.
^Ruane, Michael E. (February 22, 1997). "Adultery Charge For Female Pilot First Lt. Kelly J. Flinn Is Accused Of Other Offenses. She's The Air Force's Only Woman Flying B-52s". Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on November 14, 2013.
^"Travis Pilot a No-Show for Hearing/Captain wants to resign after admitting adultery". San Francisco Chronicle. May 16, 1997.
^Kempster, Norman (May 22, 1997). "Lying, Not Adultery, Is Female Pilot's Top Crime, AF Says". Los Angeles Times.
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the fighter fundamentals course. On 27 January 1995, Second Lieutenant KellyFlinn graduated from pilot training with the 14th Operations Group on her way...
in which a person does not put their hands on the ground) while Kelly looked on; Kelly suggested an improvement and, to demonstrate, leaped into six technically...
Times. Retrieved 2 June 2014. Greene, Kelly (19 September 2009). "Travelers Wanted". Wall Street Journal. Flinn, John (22 June 2012). "Road Scholar: Former...
Legacy of Archbishop Thuc, Apocryphile Press, Berkeley CA, 2018, pp. 8–10. Flinn, Frank K (2007), Encyclopedia of Catholicism, Facts on File, p. 566, ISBN 978-0816054558...
2023. Flinn, Denny Martin, What They Did for Love: The Untold Story Behind the Making of A Chorus Line, Bantam Books, 1989. ISBN 0-553-34593-1 Kelly, Kevin...
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were the 2013 ECHL Kelly Cup champions. They earned the title with a five-game victory over the Stockton Thunder in the 2013 Kelly Cup Finals. The Reading...
2009. Flinn, Caryl. Brass Diva: The Life and Legends of Ethel Merman (2007), p. 33, University of California Press, ISBN 0-520-26022-8 Flinn 2007 p....
Global Information
United States of America
United States Air Force
First lieutenant