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Jenny Lewis

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Jenny Lewis

Birth
Death
12 Jun 2002 (aged 24–25)
Burial
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Lieutenant Jenny Lewis, 25, was acting as observer to pilot Lieutenant Rod Skidmore, 39, when their Lynx helicopter went down about 200 miles off the coast of Virginia in the US. She is believed to be the first female pilot or observer to die while serving with the Royal Navy.
Lieutenant Jenny Lewis, 25, was acting as observer to pilot Lieutenant Rod Skidmore, 39, when their Lynx helicopter went down about 200 miles off the coast of Virginia in the US. She is believed to be the first female pilot or observer to die while serving with the Royal Navy.

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