Kelly Flinn
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Kelly Flinn (whose surname was sometimes misspelled as Flynn; born December 23, 1970) is a former B-52 pilot in the United States Air Force (USAF). She was the first female pilot to serve in that capacity.[1]
Kelly Flinn | |
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Born | December 23, 1970 (1970-12-23) (age 53) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/ | United States Air Force |
Years of service | 1993ā1997 |
Rank | First lieutenant |
Other work | Proud to Be: My Life, the Air Force, the Controversy (book) |
She was discharged from the U.S. Air Force in 1997 after an adulterous affair with the husband of an enlisted subordinate, for military offenses including disobeying a direct order from her commanding officer to break off the affair, and for twice lying under oath to investigators about having done so.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][excessive citations]
The scandal received widespread media attention at the time and was discussed in a U.S. Senate hearing on May 22, 1997.[2] Kelly Flinn worked as a commercial pilot for Trans World Airlines after leaving the Air Force.[citation needed]