marie rossi was the first female latino military pilot.
marie rossi was the first female latino military pilot.
who was the first female latino military pilot?
marie rossi
olga e. custodio









































lieutenant colonel olga e. custodio (born 1953) is a former united states air force officer who became the first female hispanic u.s. military pilot. she was the first hispanic woman to complete u.s. air force military pilot training. upon retiring from the military, she became one of the first female hispanic commercial airline captains.









































section::::early years.
olga e. custodio
in 1980, then lieutenant olga e. custodio made history when she became the first female hispanic u.s. military pilot. she holds the distinction of being first latina to complete u.s. air force military pilot training. one of her assignments in the military was that of instructor pilot where she was the first female northrop t-38 talon (t-38) upt flight instructor at laughlin afb. after retiring in 2003, with the rank lieutenant colonel, she became the first latina to become a commercial airline captain.
hispanics in the united states air force