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| − | '''Patricia "Patty" Doyle''' (died c. 1970) was an astronaut candidate for [[NASA]] and former Mercury 13th pilot. Patty was top of the Astronaut candidate class along with [[Molly Cobb]], both being part of the aborted [[Mercury 13]] project. Unfortunately, she crashed her module during LEM simulations and |
+ | '''Patricia "Patty" Doyle''' (died c. 1970) was an astronaut candidate for [[NASA]] and former Mercury 13th pilot. Patty was top of the Astronaut candidate class along with [[Molly Cobb]], both being part of the aborted [[Mercury 13]] project. Unfortunately, she crashed her module during LEM simulations and burned to death, in the process. |
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Patty is noted as being one of only two women who passed the Mercury 13 training program and for being selected for female Apollo program (lunar) candidacy. She is also noted to be an experienced helicopter pilot. Like the training module she died in, the helicopter is a vtol (vertical takeoff and landing) capable aircraft. |
Patty is noted as being one of only two women who passed the Mercury 13 training program and for being selected for female Apollo program (lunar) candidacy. She is also noted to be an experienced helicopter pilot. Like the training module she died in, the helicopter is a vtol (vertical takeoff and landing) capable aircraft. |
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| − | Patty is also notable for placing second in almost all of her astronaut candidacy training tests |
+ | Patty is also notable for placing second in almost all of her astronaut candidacy training tests, and for being the first woman to burn to death, in a LEM crash. Her frenemy [Molly Cobb]. |
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Patricia "Patty" Doyle (died c. 1970) was an astronaut candidate for NASA and former Mercury 13th pilot. Patty was top of the Astronaut candidate class along with Molly Cobb, both being part of the aborted Mercury 13 project. Unfortunately, she crashed her module during LEM simulations and burned to death, in the process.
Patty is noted as being one of only two women who passed the Mercury 13 training program and for being selected for female Apollo program (lunar) candidacy. She is also noted to be an experienced helicopter pilot. Like the training module she died in, the helicopter is a vtol (vertical takeoff and landing) capable aircraft.
Patty is also notable for placing second in almost all of her astronaut candidacy training tests, and for being the first woman to burn to death, in a LEM crash. Her frenemy [Molly Cobb].