May 8 marks 80 years since people across Europe celebrated the Allied victory over Nazi Germany. While the fighting in the Pacific would continue for months, many saw it as the end of six long years ...
During World War Two, a remarkable band of female pilots fought against all odds for the right to aid the war effort. Without these Spitfire Women the war may never have been won. These trailblazers ...
Freydis Sharland, nee Leaf, was among the first women to earn RAF pilot wings A blue plaque has been unveiled to commemorate the life of one of the so-called Spitfire Women of World War Two. Freydis ...
It all started at a party with a bottle of protein powder. Erin Parker, a Stanford graduate and enthusiastic proponent of “bikini bodybuilding,” was visiting a friend’s party while holding some ...
The ATA delivered aircraft from factories to RAF bases around the UK, and the fascinating story of the women's section was told in Spitfire Women through a mix of archive footage, dramatic ...
One of the last surviving "Spitfire Women", who ferried aircraft to the front line in World War Two, has died. Eleanor Wadsworth, who was 103, was part of the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA), a civilian ...
A PLAQUE paying tribute to Molly Rose, one of the Spitfire Women who delivered planes to Second World War pilots, is expected to be unveiled today at RAF Brize Norton. Mrs Rose, from Bampton, West ...
They were the brave female pilots who, by helping to deliver 309,000 aircraft, contributed to victory against Nazi Germany. Despite opposition from the top brass of the Royal Air Force, the Spitfire ...
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