Summary: | Turkish remake of a documentary on Sabiha Bokcen, the world's first female combat pilot, using rare archival footage and interviews to recount her amazing life story and accomplishments in aviation history. Gokcen was born in the small town of Bursa in 1914 and adopted by Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey. Her childhood coincided with the dawn of aviation, Gokcen completed aviation school and became a combat pilot at the age of 23, on the eve of the Second World War. She earned numerous international awards and recognition for her skills and bravery during the war. She retired from active flying in 1964 and died in Ankara in 2001.
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