| 词条 | Koh Chai Hong |
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| name = Koh Chai Hong | birth_date = 1959 | nationality = Singaporean | known_for = First female pilot in the Republic of Singapore Air Force and one of first two women to be promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Singaporean military }}Koh Chai Hong (born 1959) is a Singaporean pilot who is known for being the first woman to qualify as a pilot in the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) and one of the first two women to be promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Singaporean Army.[1][2][3] She is also a former national champion in water-skiing.[2] BiographyEarly life and educationChai Hong was born in 1959 and studied at Opera Estate Girls' School and Tanjong Katong Girls School as a child.[1] She attended high school and completed her A levels at Raffles Institution.[1] There, she was a talented athlete and played on the school's women's hockey team.[2] Chai Hong's interest in aviation was sparked by a career talk she attended while at the school.[1] She joined the Junior Flying Club in college[4] despite parental objections and received her private pilot license within seven months.[1] In 1978, when the RSAF first allowed women to join, Chai Hong began training and obtained her pilot wings in 1979 after a year and a half, becoming the first woman to qualify.[1] During her training, she was the only student to win all three flying trophies: best in basic phase, best in advanced phase, and best in aerobatics.[1] CareerIn 1981, Chai Hong became a Flying Instructor.[2] In 1987, Chai Hong won a medal as a national water skier at the Southeast Asia Games.[1] In 1997, she was the first woman to be admitted to the highest level of formal military training in Singapore, the Singapore Armed Forces' Command and Staff Course.[1] In 1998, she became the first woman to be promoted to the rank of Commanding Officer of Standards Squadron in Flying Training School.[1] She was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1999, one of the first two women to do so.[1][3] Retirement and honorsIn 2005, Chai Hong retired as a Lieutenant-Colonel.[2] She is currently a simulator instructor employed by Lockheed Martin training RSAF Basic Wings Phase pilot trainees in Perth, Australia.[1] In 2015, Chai Hong was inducted into the Singapore Women's Hall of Fame.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 {{Cite web|url=http://www.swhf.sg/the-honourees/23-uniformed-professions/407-koh-chai-hong|title=SINGAPORE WOMEN'S HALL OF FAME - Koh Chai Hong|last=SWHF|website=www.swhf.sg|access-date=2016-04-03}} 2. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite book |last=Tan |first=Guan Heng |title=100 Inspiring Rafflesians, 1823–2003 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fQk_6OEgDmQC&pg=PA89 |year=2008 |publisher=World Scientific |isbn=978-981-277-946-5 |pages=89–90}} 3. ^1 {{Cite web|url=http://www.herworldplus.com/lifestyle/women-now/meet-2015-inductees-singapore-womens-hall-fame|title=Meet the 2015 Inductees of the Singapore Women’s Hall Of Fame|website=herworldPLUS|access-date=2016-04-03}} 4. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.lockheedmartin.ca/au/what-we-do/mission-systems---training/team21/21-questions.html|title=Lockheed Martin · 21 Questions with Team 21|website=www.lockheedmartin.ca|access-date=2016-04-03}} 9 : Female aviators|Women air force personnel|1959 births|Living people|Singaporean sportswomen|Republic of Singapore Air Force personnel|Female water skiers|Raffles Institution alumni|Singaporean water skiers |
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