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The ATA Air Transport Auxillary - was a British civilian pilots organisation composed mainly of women pilots - many quite young - that was formulated about 1939 when war broke out. Their duties were to ferry new military aircraft as they were produced from our aircraft factories - to be flown to RAF airfields all over the UK and sometimes elsewhere. They wore a smart dark blue military style uniform.
Being outstanding pilots they would fly single as well as multi-
engined types including huge 4 engined Lancaster bombers - in all types of weather. No radio or navigational aids other than the standard instrument panel of the times - and nearly always alone - Solo !
Brave and able - We shall probably never see their likes ever again.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoBecause so many men were being killed on the European/Pacific front. The reserves began to run low, so they started recruiting women through the WAAC (women's branch of the military at that time).
In the UK, no women were front-line pilots, but they did a fine job in ferrying new aircraft from factory to operational airfield through the ATA (Air Transport Auxiliary), for which they have received scant recognition.
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∙ 17y agoYes , they also taxied them from place to place has needed, freeing up males to fly combat missions in W. W. II
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