Sabiha Gökçen was one of the adopted daughters of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the first president of Turkey. However, that’s not why Gökçen is on our list. As a result of her father’s orders, she was able to enroll in the Military Aviation Academy and take on further pilot training.

Following her training, Gökçen went on to become what is believed to be the world’s first female fighter pilot in 1937 and, in total, took part in 32 different service operations. Her memory continues to live on as she has since been commemorated by the Sabiha Gökçen International Airport in Istanbul and with a wax sculpture at Madame Tussauds there.

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