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    Woman flies fighter plane through Japan air force's glass ceiling

    Misa Matsushima becomes first female fighter pilot as end of defence force ban lets her fulfil childhood Top Gun dream
    by Justin McCurry in Tokyo Aug 24, 2018 2 minutes
    First Lieutenant Misa Matsushima of the Japan Air Self Defence Force. Photograph: Jiji Press/AFP/Getty Images

    Misa Matsushima had dreamed of taking to the skies ever since she watched Top Gun as a young girl. On Friday the 26-year-old realised her dream and struck a blow for Japan’s women when she started duty as the country’s first female fighter pilot.

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