Kathy La Sauce
Kathy La Sauce is a former United States Air Force pilot. She was the first woman to pilot a C-141 Starlifter, and the first woman aircraft commander at Norton Air Force Base.
She began flight training at Williams Air Force Base on September 29, 1976 with a group of women, Undergraduate Pilot Training class 77-08, many of whom would go on to attain notable achievements in their field. The class became the Air Force's first class of women graduates on Sept. 2,1977. La Sauce and the other members of UPT class 77-08 were inducted to the Women in Aviation, International Pioneer Hall of Fame in 2016.
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She reached the rank of lieutenant colonel.
