Confirmed: 1st Female pilot for UAE was their team leader in the Syria strikes Monday night -Major Mariam Al Mansouri pic.twitter.com/4Y3FW9WFBr
— Bret Baier (@BretBaier) September 24, 2014
(UAE) PHOTOS of a female fighter pilot who led the United Arab Emirates air strikes on Syria have sent the internet into a spin, with many praising it as an epic display of girl power.
Major Mariam Al Mansouri is the first female air force pilot from the United Arab Emirates.
The 35-year-old commands a squadron of F-16 jets which led coordinated attacks on ISIS targets in Iraq in Syria this week conducted by the US and five other Arab nations.
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