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Meet Bahrain’s first royal female fighter pilot

(Photo courtesy: Bahrain News Agency)

Sheikha Aisha bint Rashid Al Khalifa showed her skills when she flew solo in a Bae Hawk, a British single-engine advanced aircraft.

The Bahraini royal graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, a prestigious British training ground for military leaders.

Bahraini HRH Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa described the inaugural flight as a “unique event and a remarkable accomplishment”, Vogue magazine quoted Bahrain News Agency as saying.

Sheikha Aisha holds the rank of pilot officer in the Royal Bahraini Air force.

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