USAF’s first female amputee pilot

Capt. Christy Wise, a 71st Rescue Squadron pilot, is the first female amputee of the U.S. Air Force to be re-qualified for pilot duties. She is the sixth amputee to do so.

U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ryan Callaghan

Wise says the most difficult part to return to the cockpit was the fitness test as running as an above-the-knee amputee is challenging. Nevertheless, she aced the test in February.