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Pilot who belly landed her plane without landing gear or cockpit canopy will be the first woman A-10 pilot to receive a coveted award
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© US Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Briana Beavers
Capt. Taylor Bye, 75th Fighter Squadron pilot, on the flight line at Moody Air Force Base in Georgia, May 5, 2021 US Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Briana Beavers
Capt. Taylor Bye skillfully belly landed her A-10 with landing gear up and no cockpit canopy last April.
She was recently awarded the Air Combat Command Airmanship Award for this accomplishment.
At a later date, she will receive the Air Force s coveted Koren Kolligian Jr. Trophy, Insider has learned. ....

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