Mandisa Mfeka is a South African pilot. She is known to be the first black female combat pilot in South Africa.[1][2]

Mfeka was born in Ntuzuma in KwaZulu-Natal. She had her secondary education at Queensburgh Girls’ High School.[3] In 2008, she joined the South African Air Force and was enrolled at Central Flying School in Langebaan, Western Cape. She earned her wings in 2011.[4] During President Cyril Ramaphosa’s inauguration, she together with other female pilots, took to the skies in a Hawks formation air display. She is known to have flown one of the five SA Airforce Hawk Mk 120 aircraft over Loftus Versveld Stadium in Pretoria during the president's inauguration.[5][6][7][8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "Four things you need to know about SA's first black female fighter pilot, Mandisa Mfeka". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "Subaru: Subaru South Africa | New & Used Subaru Cars". Subaru. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  3. ↑ Wabai, Yvonne. "Meet Major Mandisa Mfeka, South Africa's First Black Female Combat Pilot | The African Exponent". The African Exponent. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  4. ↑ Kiunguyu, Kylie (17 April 2019). "Meet Major Mandisa Mfeka, South Africa's first black female combat pilot". This is africa. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "Major Mandisa Mfeka flying high at inauguration | Pretoria News". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  6. ↑ News, Eyewitness. "Jet set: Mandisa Mfeka on being SA's first black female combat fighter pilot". ewn.co.za. Retrieved 26 January 2020. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  7. ↑ "Meet Major Mandisa Nomcebo Mfeka, the world's first African female fighter pilot". Uncensored Opinion. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  8. ↑ "Major Mandisa Mfeka urges women to aim high". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  9. ↑ "SA's first black female combat fighter pilot talks making history with East Coast Drive". ECR. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
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