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Col Mary Feik, namesake of Achievement 3, is best known for what?

Aircraft engineering, maintenance and flying.

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  1. Being the first woman to walk in space
  2. Founding the Ninety-Nines
  3. Aircraft engineering, mechanics and flying ✔

Why: Feik overhauled a car engine at 13, taught aircraft maintenance in World War II, and became the first woman engineer in research and development in the Air Technical Service Command's Engineering Division.

Huh, didn't know that: She logged more than 5,000 hours as a flight engineer, observer and pilot.

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Why did the mechanic love her job? Every day was wrench-ly exciting.
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Answer: Aircraft engineering, mechanics and flying. Feik overhauled a car engine at 13, taught aircraft maintenance in World War II, and became the first woman engineer in research and development in the Air Technical Service Command's Engineering Division.

  1. Cadet achievement page: Achievement 3, Feik (Civil Air Patrol) www.gocivilairpatrol.com/programs/cadets/stripes-to-diamonds/feik
    credited with becoming the first woman engineer in research and development
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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