Becky Frater

Becky Frater is a helicopter pilot and hockey player. Frayer was educated at Westcliff High School for Girls.[1] Frater trained to be a teacher but in 1977 she joined the Army. She was the first woman to command a naval air squadron in the Royal Navy,[2] the first pilot of the Lynx attack helicopter "Maritime Attack"[3] and the first female member of the Black Cats display team.[4][5][6] She is a keen hockey player and has played for England.[7] In 2019 Frater was one of 100 women who were chosen for a photographic exhibition in Leicester highlighting women who had completed firsts.[3]

References
  1. "Southend Air Festival May 2010". UK Airshow Review. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  2. "RAF Shawbury helicopter squadron's first female Lt Cdr". BBC News. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  3. "'FIRST WOMEN' PORTRAIT EXHIBITION TO OPEN IN LEICESTER". Pukaar News. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  4. Interview with Lieutenant Commander Becky Frater RN, First Women, 9 June 2018
  5. "Former teacher to become first female Black Cats pilot". The Telegraph. 22 May 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  6. "Royal Navy's woman stunt pilot". The Express. 22 March 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  7. Lieutenant Commander Becky Frater Royal Navy – Commanding Officer 705 Naval Air Squadron (PDF), Royal Navy
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