Valérie André in Tonkin, 1952: ‘a one-woman MASH unit’ - alamy ​Valérie André, who has died aged 102, was a brain surgeon, parachutist and pioneering helicopter pilot – the first woman ...
Valérie André, a French military officer, brain surgeon, and licensed pilot who was believed to be the first woman to fly helicopter rescue missions in combat zones — during the French-Indochina war ...