Originally Posted by
Courtney Mil
Why all the fuss, shock and horror? They are good looking women, modelling in front of aircraft. They were also pleasant girls. Dear Lord, if it makes you feel better, think of the pictures as art.
Well said
Courtney Mil! Having been around the smaller London airfields Instructing 2000-ish, I knew a few of the "stars" of that era of "Pilot's Pals" as several were actively involved in the local aviation scene anyway and were directly involved in helping produce the calendars for fun and with a huge measure of enthusiasm! One of them even owns/flies her own Chippy now and a guy in one of the pics was actually a local ATCO who was a key "fixer" for the calendars at that time - his reward was starring in one - along with his dog!!!! It was great fun arranging the aircraft (and weather) for some of the shots. Strangely, once the girls had spoken to an owner/operator, the aircraft simply magically appeared!!!!
The weather, however, was, at times, not quite so co-operative!!!!!!
Ah, happy days - I'd forgotten all about them until seeing this thread!
