Valérie André, bold pilot pilot of the French army, dies at 102
Valérie André was 10 years old in 1932 when, armed with a bouquet of congratulations, he greeted the hero aviator Maryse Hilsz in the Strasbourg Aerodrome in France.She was already committed to becoming a doctor, an ambitious career goal for a young woman at the time. But she was welcomed so warmly when she presented the flowers to Mrs. Hilsz, who had just completed a round -trip flight between Paris and Saigon, who has committed himself to another formidable goal: he decided to become an air rider.Valérie André not only pursued both professions; He thrown into them. It has become a brain surgeon, a paratrooper and a pilot of helicopters who was said to be the first woman to fly the rescue missions in the combat areas for any military force. It was also the first French to be nominated gen...