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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


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
rpickrell@businessinsider.com (Ryan Pickrell)
© 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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Air Force pilot earns Distinguished Flying Cross after landing A-10 with damaged gear, no canopy


By CHAD GARLAND | STARS AND STRIPES Published: November 9, 2020
An Air Force A-10 pilot has been awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross for landing his jet without serious injury after the cockpit canopy blew off and the landing gear failed during a training flight.
Air Force Secretary Barbara M. Barrett presented Maj. Brett DeVries with country’s oldest decoration for military aviation.
“Maj. DeVries, you certainly demonstrated heroism and extraordinary achievement in your flight,” Barrett said during a ceremony Friday at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., northeast of Detroit.
During the training flight in 2017, DeVries flew for 25 minutes after a misfire in the aircraft’s 30 mm cannon caused the canopy and several panels to blow off, Barrett said on Twitter. His “deft expertise” allowed him to save the aircraft and walk away with only minor injuries, she said. ....

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