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November 16, 2009
Red Arrows present their first woman pilot
The Red Arrows, the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, announced Friday that Flight Lieutenant Kirsty Moore, is the first woman pilot to join the team. Earlier in her RAF career, the 31-year-old served as a Qualified Flying Instructor, teaching students to fly the advanced fast jet trainer at RAF Valley, before flying the Tornado GR4 on operations in Iraq. Flt. Lt. Moore joined the RAF in 1998 after studying aeronautical engineering at Imperial College, London. She is familiar with the Hawk aircraft used by the Red Arrows as she trained fast jet pilots on the aircraft at RAF Valley in Wales. (17 images)

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The Red Arrows, including the first woman pilot to join them, Flight Lieutenant Kirsty Moore, are pictured during a team practice at RAF Scampton in Lincoln, northern England, on Nov. 12. Flight Lieutenant Moore, from Lincolnshire, makes history by becoming the first female Red Arrow pilot. AFP / Getty Images / Andrew Yates


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Flight Lieutenant Kirsty Moore looks on in her flight helmet at the Royal Air Force base at Scampton, England, Thursday Nov. 12, after being named as the first female pilot to serve with the Red Arrows, the RAF's aerobatic team. Earlier in her air force career, Moore, 31, served as a Qualified Flying Instructor, teaching students to fly the advanced fast jet trainer, before flying the Tornado GR 4 on operations in Iraq. AP / Simon Dawson



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The first woman pilot to join the Red Arrows, Flight Lieutenant Kirsty Moore, right, stands by her Hawk aircraft at RAF Scampton in Lincoln, northern England, on Nov. 12. AFP / Getty Images / Andrew Yates



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Flight Lieutenant Kirsty Moore, stands by her Hawk aircraft at RAF Scampton in Lincoln, northern England, on Nov. 12. AFP / Getty Images / Andrew Yates



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Flight Lieutenant Kirsty Moore , second from left, the first ever female Red Arrows pilot returns from flying with her team mates, from the left, Ben Plank, Zane Sennett, Ben Murphy and Dave Davies during the launch of the 2010 team line-up at RAF Scampton on Nov. 12 in Lincoln, England. Getty Images / Christopher Furlong



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The first woman pilot to join the Red Arrows, Flight Lieutenant Kirsty Moore takes off with her Hawk aircraft, right, at RAF Scampton in Lincoln, northern England, on Nov. 12. AFP / Getty Images / Andrew Yates



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The Red Arrows, including the first woman pilot to join them Flight Lieutenant Kirsty Moore, are pictured during a team practice at RAF Scampton in Lincoln, northern England, on Nov. 12. AFP / Getty Images / Andrew Yates



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The Red Arrows go through one of their aerobatic displays as Flight Lieutenant Kirsty Moore, the first ever female Red Arrows pilot takes to the air for the media during the launch of the 2010 team line-up at RAF Scampton on Nov. 12 in Lincoln, England. Getty Images / Christopher Furlong



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The Red Arrows go through one of their aerobatic displays during the launch of the 2010 team line-up at RAF Scampton on Nov. 12 in Lincoln, England. Getty Images / Christopher Furlong



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The Red Arrows go through one of their aerobatic displays during the launch of the 2010 team line-up at RAF Scampton on Nov. 12 in Lincoln, England. Getty Images / Christopher Furlong



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The Red Arrows go through one of their aerobatic displays during the launch of the 2010 team line-up at RAF Scampton on Nov. 12 in Lincoln, England. Getty Images / Christopher Furlong



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The Red Arrows go through one of their aerobatic displays during the launch of the 2010 team line-up at RAF Scampton on Nov. 12 in Lincoln, England. Getty Images / Christopher Furlong



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The Red Arrows go through one of their aerobatic displays during the launch of the 2010 team line-up at RAF Scampton on Nov. 12 in Lincoln, England. Getty Images / Christopher Furlong



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Flight Lieutenant Kirsty Moore and her squadron train in their Hawk aircraft at the Royal Air Force base at Scampton, England, Thursday Nov. 12. AP / Simon Dawson



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The first woman pilot to join the Red Arrows, Flight Lieutenant Kirsty Moore, center, climbs into her Hawk aircraft at RAF Scampton in Lincoln, northern England, on Nov. 12. AFP / Getty Images / Andrew Yates



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The first woman pilot to join the Red Arrows, Flight Lieutenant Kirsty Moore, center, is pictured with her fellow Red Arrow pilots at RAF Scampton in Lincoln, northern England on Nov. 12. AFP / Getty Images / Andrew Yates



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The first woman pilot to join the Red Arrows, Flight Lieutenant Kirsty Moore, speaks to the media at RAF Scampton in Lincoln, northern England, on Nov. 12. AFP / Getty Images / Andrew Yates



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