She Volunteered For Military Service After Ww Ii During The.

Valérie andré would pilot her hiller 360 helicopter into combat areas, triage casualties, and sometimes perform surgery on site. French army neurosurgeon and pilot known as “mademoiselle helicopter” flew more than 160 wounded men from battlefields in indochina to hospitals in hanoi. Valerie andre, a french army captain, doctor and helicopter pilot, is shown in front of her helicopter in tonkin, in northern indochina, july 30, 1952.

Military Physician And The First French Woman To Achieve The Rank Of General.

A woman of unparalleled courage and determination, valerie andre shattered gender stereotypes to become the first female pilot and doctor in the vietnam war serving in the french air force. From 1959 to 1962, she served as chief doctor of a helicopter squadron and flew 356 missions during the war in algeria. Valérie andré, a french military officer, brain surgeon and licensed pilot who was believed to be the first woman to fly helicopter rescue missions in combat zones, died at 102.

André Married The Air Force’s First Helicopter Pilot, Alexis Santini, In 1963.

André, who had a medicine degree and flew for the first time as a teenager, combined her two passions and became a military doctor, serving in indochina and later in. Valérie andré, the first french woman to be promoted to the rank of general in an armed forces career that saw her deployed as a doctor, parachutist and helicopter pilot died. Born valerie marie andré in strasbourg, france, on april 21, 1922;

During The First Indochina War, Dr.

Valérie andré, a medevac helicopter pioneer—and the first woman to fly a helicopter in combat. Valérie andré (born 21 april 1922 in strasbourg) is a veteran of the french resistance, a neurosurgeon, an aviator and the first female member of the military to achieve the rank of. His life deserves a made in france biopic with, why not, vicky.

The First French General, The Military Doctor, Paratrooper, Helicopter Pilot Valérie André Died At The Age Of 102.

Valerie andre, a french aviator. Now 95, she spoke to us.