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Meet Iraqi's first woman RAF bomber commander

 

Here is your chance to salute the first woman ever to take command of an RAF bomber squadron.

Wing Commander Nikki Thomas, 26, was named after we revealed the historic appointment on Thursday. She took charge of the Tornado squadron after a parade at RAF Marham , Norfolk, yesterday.

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