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Sabiha Gökçen
Pilot, Military Person
1913 – 2001
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Who was Sabiha Gökçen?
Sabiha Gökçen was a Turkish aviator. According to the Air University, she was the world's first female fighter pilot, and the first Turkish female combat pilot, aged 23. She was one of the eight adopted children of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
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- Born
- Mar 22, 1913
Bursa - Also known as
- Sabiha Gokcen
- Parents
- Spouses
- Kemal Esiner
(1940 - 1943)
- Kemal Esiner
- Nationality
- Turkey
- Profession
- Died
- Mar 22, 2001
Ankara
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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