{"id":2751,"date":"2015-06-07T14:43:42","date_gmt":"2015-06-07T14:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.migflug.com\/jetflights\/?p=2751"},"modified":"2026-06-26T12:27:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T10:27:20","slug":"first-blue-angels-female-pilot-takes-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/de\/first-blue-angels-female-pilot-takes-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Erste weibliche Blue Angels-Pilotin hebt ab"},"content":{"rendered":"It had always been\u00a0U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Katie Higgins' dream to become a pilot, and follow in her family's steps.\n\nThis became reality in 2011, when she received her wings. But last weekend was probably the best day of her life, when she successfully became a Blue Angels pilot. If that doesn't sound important to you - She also is the first female Blue Angels pilot!\n\nIn an interview with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kgwn.tv\/home\/headlines\/Blue-Angels-Welcome-First-Female-Pilot--299428881.html\" target=\"_hplink\">CBS News<\/a> she told them\u00a0\u201cI saw the Blue Angels fly when I was a young kid,\u201d\u00a0-\u00a0\u201cI was definitely inspired by that.\u201d\n\nAlthough several other women have been on the Blue Angels team, none have ever been in the cockpit during a Blue Angels air show until Katie Higgins arrived.\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/06\/h-BLUE-ANGELS-320x320.jpg\"><img data-opt-id=1338668727  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2752\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:320\/h:320\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/06\/h-BLUE-ANGELS-320x320.jpg\" alt=\"BLUE-ANGELS-320x320\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:320\/h:320\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/06\/h-BLUE-ANGELS-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/06\/h-BLUE-ANGELS-320x320.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/06\/h-BLUE-ANGELS-320x320.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:100\/h:100\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/06\/h-BLUE-ANGELS-320x320.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a>\n\nShe discounted talk of her surprising inclusion\u00a0in the Blue Angels as being a form of damage control after a former commander\u2019s recent sexual harassment scandal.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n\u201cWell, honestly, I would just tell them to watch the show. They can\u2019t tell the difference between mine and the other two pilots on here because I fly it just as well as they do,\u201d the officer told CBS.\n\nCapt. Higgins\u00a0will be flying the Blue Angels\u2019 C-130 aircraft, known globally\u00a0as \u201cFat Albert.\u201d\u00a0It may not go as fast as the F-18s, but it's every bit as integral to the show and the ride is surely as\u00a0thrilling.\n\n\"I definitely didn't come on the team to break any barriers or anything like that, that definitely wasn't my agenda,\" Higgins said. \"It just so happened that I was the first female to perform in a demo here, and if that is inspiring to people, if that's inspiring to little girls around the country, then I'm doing my job.\"\n\n\n\nWant to fly with the Blue Angels?\u00a0We wrote an article about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.migflug.com\/jetflights\/how-can-i-fly-with-the-blue-angels.html\">flying with the Blue Angels<\/a>. We did this because we received so many requests about that.\n\nSource(s) -\n<ul>\n\t<li>CBS News<\/li>\n\t<li>Washington Post<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nAdditional Reads -\n<ul>\n\t<li>See the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.migflug.com\/jetflights\/edge-of-space-video-artur-sarkysian.html\">epic new edge of space video<\/a> by Artur Sarkysian<\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.migflug.com\/jetflights\/stunning-images-taken-by-an-fa-18e-weapons-trainer-officer.html\">Stunning images taken by an F\/A-18E weapons trainer officer<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.migflug.com\/jetflights\/strangest-and-weirdest-planes-on-earth.html\">Strangest and weirdest planes on earth<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nAuthor - Jake Meilak\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<!-- mf-faq -->\n\n<div class=\"mf-faq-block\"><style>.mf-faq-block{margin:34px 0}.mf-faq-item:not([open]) .mf-faq-answer{display:none !important}.mf-faq-block h2.mf-faq-h{padding-top:22px;margin-bottom:14px}.mf-faq-item{border:1px solid #e2e8f5;border-radius:8px;margin:0 0 10px;background:#fff}.mf-faq-item summary{list-style:none;cursor:pointer;padding:15px 50px 15px 18px;font-weight:600;color:#1a1a1a;position:relative;line-height:1.45;user-select:none}.mf-faq-item summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}.mf-faq-item summary::after{content:\"+\";position:absolute;right:18px;top:50%;transform:translateY(-50%);font-size:1.5em;font-weight:400;color:#5C91FF;line-height:1}.mf-faq-item[open] summary::after{content:\"\\2013\"}.mf-faq-item[open] summary{border-bottom:1px solid #eef1f8}.mf-faq-item summary:hover{background:#f5f8ff}.mf-faq-answer{padding:14px 18px;color:#333;line-height:1.6}.mf-faq-answer p{margin:0}.mf-faq-answer a{color:#5C91FF}<\/style><h2 class=\"mf-faq-h\">Related Questions<\/h2><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>Who was the first female Blue Angels pilot?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>U.S. Marine Corps Captain Katie Higgins was the first woman to fly with the Blue Angels, the US Navy's flight demonstration squadron. 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Captain Katie Higgins flew Fat Albert as the first woman to pilot for the Blue Angels.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>What aircraft do the Blue Angels fly?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>The Blue Angels perform in Boeing F\/A-18 Hornet (and later Super Hornet) fighter jets, supported by the C-130 \"Fat Albert.\" The fast jets fly tight formation and solo aerobatics, subjecting pilots to intense <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/what-pulling-9g-does-to-your-body-fighter-jet-g-forces-physiology\/\">G-forces<\/a>, while Fat Albert handles logistics and its own display.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>Have other women served with the Blue Angels?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>Yes. Women had served on the Blue Angels team in support and staff roles before Katie Higgins, but she was the first to fly as a demonstration pilot during air shows. 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