Misa Matsushima is set to become the first female fighter pilot in Japan on Friday, when she is assigned to an Air Self-Defense Force base in southwestern Japan.
Misa Matsushima is set to become the first female fighter pilot in Japan on Friday, when she is assigned to an Air Self-Defense Force base in southwestern Japan.
The 26-year-old first lieutenant finished the F-15 fighter pilot curriculum at the ASDF’s Nyutabaru Air Base in Miyazaki Prefecture on Thursday. In an interview, Matsushima said that she had always wanted to be a fighter pilot since she saw the film „Top Gun“ when she was an elementary school student.
