Siri Skare

Siri Skare (6 June 1958 – 1 April 2011) was the first female aviator in the armed forces of Norway. She died during a demonstration in Mazar-i-Sharif in 2011.

Early life Skare was originally from Åndalsnes in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. A resident of Oslo, Skare was married and had one child. she completed her military pilot training in 1984, and went on to fly Lockheed P-3 Orion at 333 Squadron and later Lockheed C-130 Hercules at 335 Squadron. She achieved the rank of lieutenant colonel within the Royal Norwegian Air Force.

Skare became a military advisor to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, in August 2010.