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Rosemary Bryant Mariner, 20th and 21st-century U.S. Navy aviator (died 2019)

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Rosemary Bryant Mariner

Pioneer female US Naval Aviator

Captain Rosemary Bryant Mariner was an American pilot and one of the first six women to earn their wings as a United States Naval Aviator in 1974. She was the first female military pilot to fly a tactical jet and the first to achieve command of an operational aviation squadron.
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April 2

Day of the year

April 2 is the 92nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 273 days remain until the end of the year.
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