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Load masters SGT Mary Eiche, foreground, and A1C Bernadette Botti prepare hot in-flight meals aboard a C-141 MEDEVAC aircraft. They are part of the first Air Force all-female flight crew to fly an overseas mission. The women are flying the C-141 to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, with a stop-over at Lajes Field, Azores

CAPT. Barbara Akins serves as co-pilot during the landing of a C-141 MEDEVAC aircraft at Lajes Field, Azores. She is part of the first all-female flight crew to fly an overseas mission. The women are flying the C-141 from McGuire Air Force Base, NJ, to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, with a stop-over at Lajes Field, Azores

First LT. Terri Ollinger, co-pilot, left; and CAPT. Barbara Akin, first pilot, help load the aircrew's baggage aboard their aircraft. They are part of the first Air Force all-female flight crew to fly an overseas mission. The women will fly a C-141 MEDEVAC aircraft to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, with a stop-over at Lajes Field, Azores

First LT. Terri Ollinger, co-pilot, deplanes from a C-141 MEDEVAC aircraft at the completion of a flight from Germany. She is part of the first Air Force all-female flight crew to fly an overseas mission. The women flew the C-141 from McGuire to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, with a stop-over at Lajes Field, Azores

A1C Bernadette Botti performs her load master duties while in flight aboard a C-141 MEDEVAC aircraft. She is part of the first Air Force all-female flight crew to fly an overseas mission. The women are flying the C-141 to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, with a stop-over at Lajes Field, Azores

SSGT Denise Meunier, flight engineer, gives last minute instructions to A1C Bernadette Botti, left, load-master, prior to takeoff. They are part of the first Air Force all-female flight crew to fly an overseas mission. The women will fly a C-141 MEDEVAC aircraft to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, with a stop-over at Lajes Field, Azores

Sergeant Mary Eiche, load master, secures baggage aboard a C-141 MEDEVAC aircraft prior to takeoff. She is part of the first Air Force all-female flight crew to fly an overseas mission. The women will fly the C-141 to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany with a stop-over at Lajes Field, Azores

SSGT. Denise Meuniere, flight engineer, and AIRMAN 1ST Class Bernadette Botti, right, close the crew entrance door prior to takeoff. They are part of the first Air Force all-female flight crew to fly an overseas mission. The women will fly a C-141 MEDEVAC aircraft to Rhein-Maine Air Base, West Germany, with a stop-over at Lajes Field, Azores

First LT. Terri Ollinger, co-pilot, left; CAPT. Barbara Akin, first pilot, center; and CAPT. Guiliana Sangiorgio, flight commander; make final preparations for the first overseas flight by an Air Force all-female flight crew. The women will fly a C-141 MEDEVAC aircraft to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, with a stop-over at Lajes Field, Azores

CPT Barbara Akins, first pilot, takes time for a meal while in flight aboard a C-141 MEDEVAC aircraft. She is part of the first Air Force all-female flight crew to fly an overseas mission. The women are flying the C-141 to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, with a stop-over at Lajes Field, Azores

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Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marvin D. Lynchard

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11/05/1983
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