Ulrike Fitzer (née Flender, born 1982 in

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) is a female German Air Force pilot.

Life

Ulrike Fitzer was the first female fighter pilot in the German Air Force. She graduated in 2006, from the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program at

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. Also, she is the first German female

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pilot, having completed training in 2007 at

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. A TV-documentary (''Mission am Limit'') on her achievements was produced in 2007.

References

Sheppard Air Force Base News, 9/22/2006
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