Elizabeth A. Okoreeh-Baah

Captain Elizabeth A. Okoreeh-Baah (b. 1978) is an officer in the United States Marine Corps and on March 13, 2006, she became the first female to pilot the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft.

Biography

Okoreeh-Baah grew up in Tennessee and is a 2000 graduate of the United States Naval Academy. She flew the CH-46 Sea Knight in HMM-263, transferring to the Osprey with the unit's redesignation to VMM-263. [cite news |first=Dave |last=Montgomery |title=Marine squadron training for V-22 combat flights |url=http://www.2maw.usmc.mil/MAG29/VMM263/newsletter/news62206.asp |work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |date=2006-06-22 ]

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References

* [http://www.marines.mil/units/mcieast/mcasnewriver/Pages/2006/VMM-263%20Marine%20makes%20historic%20flight.aspx]
* [http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=17360]