Trust me there were plenty of female aviators fed up with her attitude as well, that she was some kind of trailblazer when she was just a cheat. Wearing RAF wings, pretending she had done it all solo, some stuff called "outreach" (whatever TF that is) etc. Most of us women have just been getting on with the job of flying aeroplanes, for the last 90 years or so without wanting or getting special treatment. The barrier to entry is money, if she wanted to help she could have set up some scholarships like the one I got that enabled me to make a career that I otherwise would never have been able to afford.
This was nothing other than a failed publicity stunt by a "walt". Comparing herself to Amy Johnson, someone who was entitled to the uniform and who died serving her country, is an insult to Amy, her ATA colleagues and the many fliers both men and women who achieved "firsts" in the early days of aviation and those who still are.
"Bird" is pretty derogatory, unless your first name is Nancy.
Last edited by Clare Prop; 20th Sep 2018 at 10:55.