Dee Brasseur

Deanna Marie "Dee" Brasseur, (born September 9, 1953) is a Canadian retired military officer (Major). She is credited as being Canada's very first female fighter pilot, one of the first three women to earn her wings as a Canadian Forces military pilot for active duty, and one of the first two female CF-18 Hornet fighter pilots in the world.

Biography Deanna Marie "Dee" Brasseur was born on September 9, 1953, in Pembroke, Ontario, to Lieutenant Colonel Lionel C. (Lyn) Brasseur and Marie Olive (née Aucoin).

The family lived in Centralia, near London, Ontario, where her father was based with the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). She received her wings on February 13, 1981.

In 1998, a Maclean's cover story on sexual abuse in the Canadian Forces prompted Brasseur to go public with her own experiences. In the June 1 edition of the magazine, Brasseur claimed that throughout her 21-year career she faced unwanted sexual advances, was raped by her enlisted boyfriend and was coerced into having sex with her flight teacher.

In retirement, Brasseur has gone on to being a motivational speaker, as well as working part-time at a Ottawa pet store that she patronized. Following the September 11 attacks in the United States, joined the Reserves, where she stayed for a dozen years. She also founded the One in a Million Project to raise funds for organizations that support research, education, and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder, including Wounded Warriors, Invictus Games and the Military Families Fund.