Interesting story below from W5 about the women in the Air Transport Auxiliary in WW2.
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Trailblazing women who ferried warplanes during WWII
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Category Archives: History
Canada’s first female jet airline pilot honoured with Alberta Order of Excellence
Flying off aircraft carriers in the 50s/60s
Click here for an interesting account from Air Facts Journal of what it was like to fly off an aircraft carrier before the jet-age arrived.
New theory about Amelia Earhart’s disappearance.
Click here for the article from History channel.
Magnetic vs. True headings; an interesting read
Click here for an article from aviation blogger David Learmount and he presents a compelling argument on the issue of magnetic vs true headings.
Bob Hoover, gone west at 94.
Bob Hoover has passed at 94. His impact on aviation will remain for generations.
Click here or on the picture below to read more about this incredible pilot.
Godspeed, Mr. Hoover.
History of Gander airport by Stuart McLean
Cool talk from CBC’s Stuart McLean on the history of Gander airport (CYQX).
Why Are There So Few Female Pilots?
An interesting article from the Disciples of Flight about the barriers for females in aviation.
Captain Eric “Winkle” Brown passes.
Captain Eric “Winkle” Brown, who has died aged 97, flew 487 different types of aircraft, made 2,407 deck landings at sea and 2,721 take-offs, world records unlikely ever to be broken.
Click here to read the complete Telegraph article on the story of this great pilot.
Click here for an excellent video about him.
Spitfire Sisters – Story of the women in the Air Transport Auxilliary
An interesting documentary about the women who flew in the Air Transport Auxilliary in World War 2.