Ladies in full flying gear of number 5 Ferry Pilots Pool - Women's section. In November 1939, Commander Pauline Gower MBE was given the task of organising the women's section of the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA). Initially only cleared to fly Tiger Moths from their base in Hatfield by the time war ended there were 166 women pilots, one in eight of all ATA pilots.

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Size: 4001px × 3181px
Location: England
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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