"...a Christian woman cleverly disguised as..."
(-Bill Kohout)
Published Author, Combat Veteran...
Certified Flight Instructor, Commercial Pilot...
Triathlete...
F-16 Flight Lead, F-117A Instructor Pilot, Electronic
Combat Pilot
Donna L Douglass
Whatever I do, I do for
the glory of God; not that I have already attained this
but that I press on toward
that for which Christ took hold of me
(paraphrase
of 1 Cor 10:31, Phil 3:13-14)
As a Certified
Flight Instructor (CFI), Donna teaches flying at Sumter Airport. She is also a
seminary student at Columbia International University
and avid triathlete. Entering the 2008 season, she is the top female amateur
triathlete in
Prior to enrolling
in seminary, Donna was an active duty Air Force Captain, where she became the
first woman to fly the F-117 Stealth Fighter. Before the F-117, she enjoyed
four adventurous years flying the F-16 Fighting Falcon during which she logged many
hours of combat time in Operation Iraqi Freedom. She now serves in the AF
Reserves as an Academy Liaison Officer for the US Air Force Academy
in
Donna is also a
freelance writer whose tales of the front lines have been published in the
National Endowment for the Arts' books Operation Homecoming
(2004) and Grace
Under Fire (2007), in Officer Christian Fellowship's "Command" magazine
(2003) and in Columbia International University's "Connection" magazine (2008). Her online publications include an article for PCAnews.com
(2003) and several devotionals for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes ("EVERYTHING In It" and "Fix My Eyes", 2008). She also maintains a semi-active blog.
Never the norm, Donna has been featured in "100 Greatest Women in Aviation" (she appears as "Kirby"), in several newspaper articles (El
Paso Times and
For Donna's infrequent blog, click here.
For Donna's resume, click here.
To contact Donna, please email kirby_douglass@yahoo.com.