Barbara Allen Rainey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetBarbara Allen Rainey
United States Navy officer
Date of Birth: 20-Aug-1948
Place of Birth: Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Date of Death: 13-Jul-1982
Profession: military officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Barbara Allen Rainey
- Barbara Ann Allen Rainey (August 20, 1948 - July 13, 1982) was one of the first six female pilots in the U.S.
- armed forces.
- Rainey received her wings of gold as the first female to be designated a naval aviator in February 1974 and became the first Navy woman to qualify as a jet pilot.
- She attained the rank of Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy.
- She was killed in an aircraft crash in 1982 while performing her duties as a flight instructor.
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