profeminist:

“After she safely landed a catastrophically damaged plane, saving all but one of 144 passengers & 5 crew, heroic pilot #TammieJoShults went into the cabin to check on each passenger & thank her crew.

A genuine hero.”

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Victoria Brownworth

Pilot Who Landed Southwest Flight Was One of the First Women to Fly an F/A-18

“Tammie Jo Shults’ performance under pressure may have saved lives.” <- MAY HAVE?!?! 

“When chaos struck on Southwest Flight 1380 yesterday, as an engine exploded killing one passenger and injuring seven others, the pilot at the helm who guided the plane’s emergency landing was reportedly Tammie Jo Shults. It should come as no surprise she was cool and composed in her contact with air traffic control given her history as one of the first women to fly the F/A-18 for the U.S. Navy.”

Cindy Foster, a classmate of Shults’ at MidAmerica Nazarene University, tells the Kansas City Star that Shults was in fact the very first woman to fly an F/A-18 for the Navy, saying “[She] knew she had to work harder than everyone else… She did it for herself and all women fighting for a chance. … I’m extremely proud of her. She saved a lot of lives today.”