This South African pilot is on a mission to change the face of aviation in Africa

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Refilwe Ledwaba is South Africa's first black person to fly for the police, but she's not content with being the first. She wants to empower thousands more girls to soar.

Pretoria, South Africa Standing in a hangar at Wonderboom Airport near Pretoria, South Africa, Refilwe Ledwaba is geeking out over a slick airplane behind her.

"This is my favorite aircraft. It's called a King Air 200. I've got approximately 100 hours of flying on this aircraft. I absolutely love it, it just performs," she told CNN.

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