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Pilot & Air Force Academy Grad Christy Wise Makes History: First Female Amputee To Return To Flying

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) - A 2009 Air Force Academy graduate is the first female amputee in the Air Force to return to flying duty after a devastating accident.

Christy Wise 1 (Female Amputee Pilot, from USAFA on FB)
Christy Wise (credit: U.S. Air Force Academy)

Major Christy Wise was paddleboarding in Florida in 2015 when a boat propeller hit her. She lost her right leg.

Christy Wise 2 (Female Amputee Pilot, from USAFA on FB)
Christy Wise (credit: U.S. Air Force Academy)

She will be one of several guest speakers at the Academy's National Character and Leadership Symposium on Feb. 25 and 26.

 

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