Mandy
@MandyHickson
Former Tornado GR4 pilot. Motivational Speaker. Aviation Ambassador. Bestselling Author 'An Officer, not a Gentleman'. #DreamitBelieveitDoit! 👩✈️✈️📚
I'm so incredibly excited to share my recent achievement. I've finally published my first book! Out today. Please share with all your networks and leave me a review on Amazon (if you like it!) amazon.co.uk/dp/B089M3ZL6G/…
After a whirlwind 6 months 🎤69 speeches 🌍12 countries 🎙️14 podcasts 🏆3 awards, 🚀and one epic air show this moment sums it all up! I’m just heading off the ferry and into 6 weeks of campervan adventures around Europe. Grateful, exhausted, inspired. Signing off for the…

The flamboyance of female Tornado pilots gets together again! 10 years between these 2 pics. @jo_salter and @kirstymurphy18 🥰

Labour of love!!! Check out my new showreel. Love to know what you think? New website too.. mandyhickson.com
I’m really looking forward to interviewing Tim @airtattoo again. Drop any questions you’d like to ask him below👇!
Really looking forward to getting back to @airtattoo on Friday 18th July. I’ll be on the Inspire Stage at 1025hrs in the Techno Zone ready to answer your questions. See you there 🚀 #riat #airtattoo @rafcharitable @MandyHickson
I’m delighted to say that my guest this week on Stand Out with me Ian O’Connell is Mandy Hickson. @MandyHickson is a former Royal Air RAF’s pilot and is the first woman to fly the Tornado GR4 on the front line. She flew jets on combat missions in Iraq. Mandy knows all about…
Winner 🏆 Absolutely thrilled and deeply honoured to have won the Champion of Women award at the Business Veterans Awards tonight. This recognition means more than I can say. I’ve never been prouder. To stand alongside such an inspiring group of veterans and business leaders,…
An excellent lunch today with @HertsChamber @HertsAg @hertscountyshow huge thanks to our speakers @hertslieutenant @MandyHickson @andreclark28 @BedsHertsACF and @EAEmployers @EastAngliaRFCA
Oh yes… I’ve made it into the Royal feed! Such an honour to speak at the #GoldAwards @DofE
A golden time🏅 A glorious day celebrating Gold @DofE Award holders in the gardens of Buckingham Palace! Congratulations to all who joined us on your amazing achievement. 💛
I’ve just left Buckingham Palace feeling super inspired after meeting so many amazing #GoldAward holders today – a massive congrats to you all! @DofE




Thrilled to be speaking at Buckingham Palace this morning for the #DofE #GoldAward ceremony. I received mine in 1992—the same year women were accepted to train as RAF fast jet pilots. The resilience & belief I gained from DofE helped me realise anything was possible. @DofE…




#LestWeForget the enormous sacrifice so many made to secure Victory in Europe. Buckingham Palace was looking stunning.



Join us for a special May Chamber Lunch with @MandyHickson on 22nd May 2025! Learn from one of the first female RAF pilots! ✈️ 📍 Herts County Showground 🕰 11:45 AM - 2:30 PM Sponsors @DefenceHQ & @DeluxeDriven Book 👇 hertschamber.rubicrm.com/calendar_detai… #HertsChamber #Networking
This ad is brilliant! What a powerful example of what #advertising can do to shift perceptions and change societal norms. “I don’t want to be the only woman. I want to be one of many.” A goal I am passionate about working towards every single day. Bravo @mercedesbenz #OneofMany