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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Siri Skare, Norwegian lieutenant colonel, first Norwegian female military pilot ,died she was 52


Siri Skare was the first female aviator in the armed forces of Norway , 52.  She died during a demonstration in Mazar-i-Sharif in 2011.

(June 6, 1958 – April 1, 2011)

Early life

Skare was originally from Åndalsnes, Møre og Romsdal, Norway.[2] A resident of Oslo, Skare was married and had one child.[2]

Career

Already a civilian pilot and flight instructor with more than 1400 hours[3], she completed her military pilot training in 1984, and went on to fly Lockheed P-3 Orion at 333 Squadron and later Lockheed C-130 Hercules at 335 Squadron.[4][5][1] She achieved the rank of lieutenant colonel within the Royal Norwegian Air Force.
Skare became a military advisor to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, in August 2010.[2]

Death

Skare was killed at the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) compound during a protest in Mazar-i-Sharif on April 1, 2011, and two other UNAMA staff died along with their 4 armed security guards and a number of protesters.[1]
Her remains were transported to a ceremony that was held in a hangar[6] at Gardermoen[7], with attendence by Crown Prince Haakon and Defense Minister Grete Faremo.[8] Her grave is in Grytten.[8]

 

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