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Merryl Tengesdal: Black Female U-2 Pilot Broke Barriers on the Ground and in the Air

Merryl Tengesdal: Black Female U-2 Pilot Broke Barriers on the Ground and in the AirPhoto: Military.com

Tengesdal started out in the Navy flying helicopters but ended up becoming the first Black woman to fly the Air Force’s U-2 Dragon Lady

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