fng2k 0 Posted January 4, 2004 Gunfiire kills woman helicopter pilot from South Carolina in Iraq Associated Press EASLEY, S.C. - An Easley High School graduate has become the first woman pilot killed in Iraq. The parents of Capt. Kimberley Hampton, 27, say the military has confirmed that their daughter was killed in enemy fire on a helicopter near Fallujah in Iraq. Hampton is also the first woman from South Carolina killed in combat in Iraq. The other pilot on the OH-58 Kiowa helicopter was injured in the crash. Hampton was an only child who wanted to be a pilot since the third grade, her parents told WYFF-TV in Greenville. She attended Presbyterian College, where she played tennis. Hampton was stationed in Iraq with the 82nd Airborne Division. She left for Iraq on Aug. 31. Witnesses said the OH-58 Kiowa helicopter was brought down by ground fire. The Kiowa is designed for reconnaissance and observation missions and is often used to spot targets for Apache attack helicopters. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
