In April 2020, during a routine training sortie, Bye’s A-10’s gun experienced a catastrophic failure, her canopy was sent soaring through the sky during flight and forced her to decide to either eject or attempt a gear-up “belly” landing.

https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3028894/first-female-aviator-receives-kolligian-trophy/ Staff Sgt. Nick Z. Erwin