Caroline Aigle

Caroline Aigle
Aigle in 1999
Born	(1974-09-12)12 September 1974 Montauban, France
Died	21 August 2007(2007-08-21) (aged 32)
Allegiance	France
Service / branch	French Air Force
Years of service	2000-2007
Rank	Commandant
Unit	2/2 Squadron

Commandant Caroline Aigle (French pronunciation: [kaʁɔlin ɛɡl] ^ⓘ) (12 September 1974 – 21 August 2007) was a French aviator who achieved a historical first when at the age of 25, she became the first woman fighter pilot in the French Air Force. Her promising military career was cut short by death from cancer seven years later. She was posthumously awarded the Médaille de l'Aéronautique (Aeronautics Medal).