First female Blue Angels pilot looks to inspire

better. and one woman who proves that everyday is captain katie higgins — the first female blue angel pilot ever. higgins — will be in attendance this weekend when she flies the c – 130 at the air show. she grew up a navy brat and is actually a third generation aviator — with both of her grandparents serving as pilots in the armed forces. higgins watched the blue angels as a child — and always thought joining the blues as more of a pipe dream. but now higgins plans on passing on her love for aviation — and showing the boys that girls are just as capable. 11:47″and if i can do that, inspire a little girl to pursue aviation, to pursue the military whatever it is that she wants to do then i’m definitely doing my job, but additionally it’d be cool to show little boys that little girls can do this as well.”11:58 higgins tells 47 abc that