mary ellis joined the air transport auxiliary in 1941 and delivered spitfires and bombers to the fronte. up in the air, on your own, and you can do whatever you like. you know, iflew 400 spitfires, and occasionally i would take one up and go play with the clouds, which was so delightful and lovely! mary ellis delighted in flying. born in 1917, the year before the raf was created, her love of planes began early. she got her pilot's licence in 1938 and joined the air transport auxiliary — a civilian organisation which ferried aircraft from factory to front—line airfield. soon, mary and other women were flying bombers and fighters, to the amazement on one occasion, she recalled, of one ground crew. i said, "i am the pilot!" they didn't believe me, and they actually went in the aeroplane and searched it to find a pilot. they came back and said, "there's nobody there, you must be!" after the war, mary ellis lived on the isle of wight, where she managed sandown airport for 20 years. of her time flying, she said, "i'd like to do it all over again." "there was a war on, but otherwise it was ab

mary ellis joined the air transport auxiliary in 1941 and delivered spitfires and bombers to the front, iflew 400 spitfires and occasionally i would take one up and go play with the clouds, which was so delightful and lovely! mary ellis delighted in flying. born in 1917, the year before the raf was created, her love of planes began early. there were air fields close to the farm where she got her pilot's licence in 1938 and joined the air transport auxiliary — a civilian organisation which ferried aircraft from factory to front line airfield. soon mary and other women were flying bombers and fighters, to the amazement on one occasion, she recalled, of one ground crew. i said, "i am the pilot!" they didn't believe me, and they actually went in the aeroplane and searched it to find a pilot. they came back and said, "there's nobody there, you must be!" after the war, mary ellis lived on the isle of wight where she managed sandown airport for 20 years. of her time flying, she said, "i would like to do it all over again. there was a war on, but otherwise it was absolutely wonderful." time fo

during world war ii, she had served in the air transport auxiliary or ata.es from the factories where they were made to the airfields where they were needed. initially the female pilots were restricted to flying trainers and transport planes but it wasn't long before they were tasked with flying fighters and bombers too. as she remembered in a bbc interview, on one occasion the ground crew simply refused to believe a woman had just delivered their brand—new wellington bomber. i said, "i am the pilot." and they didn't believe me. and they actually went in the aeroplane and searched it to find the pilot and they came back and said, "there's nobody there! you must be!" the female ata pilots were also the first women to receive from the british government the same pay as men for doing the same job. on twitter, former airman john nichol described her as a truly remarkable lady, noting that among the 76 different aircraft types she flew, a00 were spitfires. after the war was over, mary lived on the isle of wight where she managed sandown airport for 20 years. but

during world war ii, she had served in the air transport auxiliary or ata.y were needed. initially the female pilots were restricted to flying trainers and transport planes but it wasn't long before they were tasked with flying fighters and bombers too. as she remembered in a bbc interview, on one occasion the ground crew simply refused to believe a woman had just delivered their brand—new wellington bomber. i said, "i am the pilot." and they didn't believe me. and they actually went in the aeroplane and searched it to find the pilot and they came back and said, "there's nobody there! you must be!" the female ata pilots were also the first women to receive from the british government the same pay as men for doing the same job. on twitter, former airman john nichol described her as a truly remarkable lady, noting that among the 76 different aircraft types she flew, 400 were spitfires. after the war was over, mary lived on the isle of wight where she managed sandown airport for 20 years. but it was in the sky that she'd made her mark and where she would say la

during world war ii, she had served in the air transport auxiliary or ata.tially, the female pilots were restricted to flying trainers and transport planes but it wasn't long before they were tasked with flying fighters and bombers too. as she remembered in a bbc interview, on one occasion the ground crew simply refused to believe a woman had just delivered their brand—new wellington bomber. i said, "i am the pilot." and they didn't believe me. and they actually went in the aeroplane and searched it to find the pilot and they came back and said, "there's nobody there! "you must be!" the female ata pilots were also the first women to receive from the british government the same pay as men for doing the same job. on twitter, former airman john nichol described her as a truly remarkable lady, noting that among the 76 different aircraft types she flew, a00 were spitfires. after the war was over, mary lived on the isle of wight where she managed sandown airport for 20 years. but it was in the sky that she'd made her mark and where she would say later she had alwa

during world war ii, she had served in the air transport auxiliary or ata. were restricted to flying trainers and transport planes but it wasn‘t long before they were tasked with flying fighters and bombers too. as she remembered in a bbc interview, on one occasion the ground crew simply refused to believe a woman had just delivered their brand—new wellington bomber. i said, "i am the pilot." and they didn‘t believe me. and they actually went in the aeroplane and searched it to find the pilot and they came back and said, "there‘s nobody there! "you must be!" the female ata pilots were also the first women to receive from the british government the same pay as men for doing the same job. on twitter, former airman john nichol described her as a truly remarkable lady, noting that among the 76 different aircraft types she flew, a00 were spitfires. after the war was over, mary lived on the isle of wight where she managed sandown airport for 20 years. but it was in the sky that she‘d made her mark and where she would say later she had always felt truly free. up in

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