Thousands of books and films have been made over the past 80 years celebrating the bravery of American servicemen during World War II. But what about the 25 American women pilots who also risked their ...

When author Becky Aikman decided in 2019 to write a book about the 25 American female pilots who flew planes for the Royal Air Force during World War II, she discovered that all but one of the women ...

Short documentary celebrating the achievements and passion of the women who were ferry pilots during World War II They transported all types of aircraft often in ...

Wednesday is the 80th anniversary of VE Day, marking Germany’s unconditional surrender and the end of WWII in Europe. A new book “Spitfires” tells the little-known contribution American women made to ...

​Pam Jordan, who has died aged 99, was believed to be the last of six women who served as Second World War motorcycle despatch riders in the Air Transport Auxiliary, or ATA. The younger ...

Mary Ellis, a “pioneering female aviator” who flew in World War II, has died at the age of 101. Ellis helped deliver Spitfires and bombers to the front line as part of the UK’s Air Transport Auxiliary ...

America’s 3,258 women pilots last week got an invitation to spread their wings for Britain. In Manhattan famed Aviatrix Jacqueline Cochran, who flew a bomber to Britain last June, announced that she ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This collection consists of six black and white prints of Ann Wood-Kelly during her career in the British Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA), 1942 to ...

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