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A large round of applause rang out as the all-woman flight crew with the Royal Canadian Air Force walked in the door from the tarmac at 15 Wing Moose Jaw.
For Captain Shania Sampson, its the first time she’s ever been flown in formation with only women.
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“That’s something that I’ve never been able to be a part of here,” she said.
“We’re in such a male dominated workplace environment, so it’s an incredible honour to be able to celebrate and recognize the women that are a part of this organization.”
The three-plane formation soared over top of base on Friday morning in celebration of International Women’s Day on Sunday.
Sampson currently serves as a CT 156 Harvard II Flight Instructor at 15 Wing Moose Jaw.
She has been with the Canadian Armed Forces since 2018, and said there has been a “dramatic shift” in terms of opportunities for women since she started.
Captain Shania Sampson has been enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces since 2018. (Gillian Massie/ 980 CJME)
“It’s really exciting to be able to look around and see all these inspiring women that I work with every day, doing what we love and excelling at what we do all together,” Sampson said.
Sampson was first told by one of the women who mentored her to “never let yourself be the one to hold yourself back.”
“Something that I genuinely think about every single day is I never want to be the one that’s telling myself no,” she said.
Captain Shania Sampron exits the plane. (Gillian Massie/ 980 CJME)
Lieutenant Colonel Kim Wilton has always worked in male dominated workplaces, starting her career as a long-haul truck driver.
She said she spent a large part of her time with the military as the only woman in the room.
“I’ve had incredible opportunities, even though I’m still the minority often in the room” Wilton said. “Even if your interests are something non-traditional, follow through, because there’s great opportunity.”
Lieutenant Colonel Kim Wilton is based out of Portage la Prarie, Manitoba. (Gillian Massie/ 980 CJME)
She now serves as the commandant of the 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School.
Wilton said its been satisfying to see women be put in larger roles with the military.
“There’s certainly challenges, but is there’s more opportunity than challenges, I would say, right now,” she said. “So, sky’s the limit, as they say, right?”
The first all-women flypast at 15 Wing Moose Jaw took place in 2024.
A plane sits on the tarmac at 15 Wing Moose Jaw. (Gillian Massie/ 980 CJME)
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