Dawn Hadlow
Dawn Mary Hadlow (born 21 July 1967)[1] is a British female aviator, and was the RAF's first female flight instructor (QFI) in 1993.
Dawn Hadlow | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 21, 1967 |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | King's College London |
| Known for | RAF's first female flight instructor |
| Spouse(s) | Chris Hadlow |
| Aviation career | |
| Rank | Flight Lieutenant |
Early life
She was born Dawn Mary Bradley in Salisbury. From 1986-89 she studied for a BSc in Geography at King's College London (KCL), where she joined the University of London Air Squadron.
Career
Royal Air Force
She joined the RAF in 1990, becoming an officer in April 1990[2], gaining her wings in 1992. At the end of 1992, she was one of two women, with Jo Salter, to qualify as RAF jet pilots at RAF Brawdy. She flew with 32 Squadron on twin-jet aircraft at RAF Northolt. She became a Flight Lieutenant.
Flying instructor
She was the first female pilot from the RAF to qualify as at the Central Flying School as a Qualified Flying Instructor (QFI) in August 1993 on the Tucano. She currently works as a gliding instructor at RAF Upavon.
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Personal life
She married in October 1994 in Devizes. Her husband Chris Hadlow flew the SEPECAT Jaguar with the RAF.[3] She has a daughter (born in April 2001) and a son. Her husband retired from the RAF in May 2006 and flew for six years with Ultimate High[4] and with TAG Aviation (Techniques d'Avant Garde).
See also
- Keren Cavaciuti (later Keren Watkins), from Wales and later in 2006 became a flight instructor at RAF Linton-on-Ouse and a Squadron Leader as the RAF's first and only Jaguar female pilot with 54 Squadron at RAF Coltishall, and (Worksop College-educated) Helen Dobbs (later Helen Gardiner)[5], from Doncaster with the East Midlands University Air Squadron and flew the Tornado F3 with 43 Squadron as Britain's first female air defence pilot at RAF Leuchars before retiring in December 2012 at RAF Linton-on-Ouse, who both became the RAF's first female fighter pilots in June 1993 at RAF Chivenor[6].
- Volunteer Gliding Squadron