Dee Brasseur

January 8, 2024
Aircraft Pilot

Quick Facts

Dee Brasseur
Full Name Dee Brasseur
Occupation Aircraft Pilot
Date Of Birth Sep 9, 1953(1953-09-09)
Age 71
Birthplace Pembroke Pines
Country United States
Birth City Florida
Horoscope Capricorn

Dee Brasseur Biography

Name Dee Brasseur
Birthday Sep 9
Birth Year 1953
Place Of Birth Pembroke Pines
Home Town Florida
Birth Country United States
Birth Sign Capricorn

Dee Brasseur is one of the most popular and richest Aircraft Pilot who was born on September 9, 1953 in Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States. Deanna Marie “Dee” Brasseur, CM (born September 9, 1953) is a Canadian retired military officer (Major). She is one of the first three women to earn her wings as a Canadian Forces (C.F.) military pilot for active duty and also one of the first of two female CF-18 Hornet fighter pilots in the world.

In 1998, a Maclean’s cover story on sexual abuse in the Canadian Forces prompted Brasseur to go public with her own experiences. In the June 1 edition of the magazine, Brasseur claimed that throughout her 21-year career she faced unwanted sexual advances, was raped by her enlisted boyfriend and was coerced into having sex with her flight teacher.

Dee Brasseur Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Aircraft Pilot
House Living in own house.

Dee Brasseur is one of the richest Aircraft Pilot from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dee Brasseur 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Born in Pembroke, Ontario, a daughter to Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Lionel C. (Lyn) Brasseur and Marie Olive (Aucoin), she joined the Canadian Forces in 1972 as an administrative clerk at a dental unit detachment in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The following year, she was accepted for commissioning under the Officer Candidate training program. She graduated as an Air Weapons Controller in 1974. In 1979, she was accepted for pilot training. She along with Nora Bottomley and Leah Mosher graduated from Canadian Forces Flight Training School in Portage la Prairie. She received her wings in 1981. In 1988, she took fighter pilot training. In June 1989, following twelve months of training on Canadair CF-5 and McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet jet fighter aircraft, Brasseur and Captain Jane Foster (pilot) became the only two women in the world flying fighters in operational squadrons. Canada was the first country to allow women to fly in a combat role since the Second World War, when the Soviet Union used women pilots. Brasseur was promoted to major in 1989 and posted to National Defence Headquarters (Canada) in Ottawa as director of flight safety, in March 1990. She retired from the military in 1994 with 2,500 hours of jet flying.

In 1998, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada. In 2007, she was inducted into the Women in Aviation, International Pioneer Hall of Fame.

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Who is Dee Brasseur Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Wakana Ranked on the list of most popular Aircraft Pilot. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Dee Brasseur celebrates birthday on September 9 of every year.

Who was Canada's first woman fighter pilots?

Dee Brasseur
Personal details
Known for| One of the first female RCAF Fighter Pilots
Military service
Allegiance| Canada

What contribution has Major Deanna Brasseur made to Canadian aviation?

Major (retired) Deanna Brasseur holds the distinction of being one of the first two female CF-18 fighter pilots in the world , along with Jane Foster. After completing her training on these planes, the most powerful in the Candian Air Force, Dee flew the CF-18 in both Canada and Europe.

Who was the first US female fighter pilot?

Major General Jeannie Leavitt was the U.S. Air Force’s first female fighter pilot in 1993, and was the first woman to command a USAF combat fighter wing.

Who was the first black Air Force pilot?

Eugene Jacques Bullard
Service/branch| Foreign Legion French Air Service French Resistance
Years of service| 1914–1919, 1940

What happened to the first female combat pilot?

Jeannie Leavitt
Years of service| 1991–present
Rank| Major General

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