Oscar Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Woman who flew spitfires during WWII celebrates her 100th | Daily Mail Online 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve L Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Saw a docco on this years ago and they claimed these Women only had a few hours with the flight manual to get familiar with the aircraft and no other formal training on type, no matter how large the aircraft was. Absolutely amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tillmanr Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 The WASPs were issued a handbook about A5 with about 3 pages on each of all of the possible aircraft that they could encounter from single to 4 engine. They transported aircraft to units which then did the final service before being allocated to theatre. They flew the aircraft with all sorts of unservicabilities too.We think we face difficulties. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yenn Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Not only did they fly with unservicabilities, but they were not allowed to use the auto pilot on Liberators and that made them very hard to fly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soleair Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 Well I'm blowed! I knew both Don & Mary Ellis personally: my wife & I have even had dinner with them at their home in Sandown. A lovely couple. I flew many hours with Don Ellis, mostly in the ARV Super2, but also in his BA Swallow. A source of great pride to me was when Mary Ellis complemented me on a deadstick landing from 1000' to a spot landing on a very short strip, back in 1981, in my highly modified Pterodactyl. They surely were unsung heroines, those ATA girls. Bruce 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernie Knight Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Real hero's - heroines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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