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Women Warriors at the Fort Tuthill Military Museum: The Role of Women in the Arizona National Guard

Marylin Koon the Air National Guard's First Female Pilot in the Cockpit

Item

Title
Marylin Koon the Air National Guard's First Female Pilot in the Cockpit
Rights
InForum, Copyright.
Creator
Unknown Photographer
Date
1970s
Description
Black and white photograph of Marylin Mosser, now Marylin Koon in a striped t-shirt sitting in a cockpit and smiling while holding onto a flight helmet. Visible on the helmet is the phrase "Happy Hooligans" in cursive, which is reference to the North Dakota 119th Fighter Group she commanded before leaving for Arizona where they would allow her to utilize her flight training as a pilot, a responsibility not afforded to women in her home state.
Format
Digital File, JPEG.
Publisher
Robin Huebner, InForum.
Contributor
Mackenzie Daw
Subject
Marylin Koon; pilot; first female; women; National Guard; aviation; Arizona; North Dakota; plane; helmet.
Source
Jpeg file. Unknown photographer. InForum.
https://www.inforum.com/news/4646374-Air-Guards-first-female-pilot-a-native-of-North-Dakota-to-be-honored-in-Fargo