Doctor Valerie Andre in front of her helicopter with jungle in background
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Valérie André was a French doctor for the Air Force who learned how to fly a helicopter in the 1950s so she could help wounded soldiers in war zones.

Because of her skills, expertise and commitment to her patients, she became the first women to fly a helicopter into a combat zone, and the first neurosurgeon-pilot.

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January 01, 1952

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