Colonel Merryl Tengesdal is the first and only African American woman to fly the United States Air Force's U-2 spy plane which is used for specialized high-altitude reconnaissance missions. Tengesdal is a native of the Bronx, New York. She is a graduate from the University of New Haven with a Science Degree in electrical engineering. […]
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