VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Feb. 2, 2019) Lt. Christy Talisse (left) a naval aviator and Lt. Cmdr. Danille Thiriot, a naval aviator, board their aircraft in preparation for a flyover to honor the life and legacy of retired Navy Capt. Rosemary Mariner pose for a photo at Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach, Virginia Feb. 2, 2019. The Navy is scheduled to conduct the first ever all-female flyover Feb. 2 in Maynardville, Tennessee as part of the funeral service for Mariner, a female Naval aviation pioneer.

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