Female pilots delivered Spitfires and bombers from factories to front-line squadrons. During the war there were 166 women pilots, of whom 15 lost their lives. Female pilots delivered Spitfires and bombers from factories to front-line squadrons. Conceivably women pilots would have helped us win the Battle of Britain, but we did well enough with men. There are countless truthful heroic exploits by women in the last world war to inspire his young daughter.
Source: Daily Mail May 24, 2018 00:33 UTC