Michelle Curran

Michelle Curran is a former United States Air Force major and pilot with the USAF Air Demonstration Squadron (Thunderbirds), the military's elite flight demonstration team. Born in 1987 in Medford, Wisconsin, she served in the Air Force from 2009 to 2021, accumulating over 1,500 flight hours. She was the fifth woman to fly with the Thunderbirds and the only female pilot serving with the squadron during her tenure. She joined the team in 2019 as an opposing solo pilot before being promoted to lead solo pilot in 2020–2021, flying the outer-left wing position in the F-16 delta formation.