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Old 27th Feb 2009, 20:14
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I also recall having heard or perhaps have read of the lady ATA pilot who delivered the Beaufighter doing a display but, although the story may have been rather embellished by the time I heard it, my recollection of the tale included a single engined element of the display. The more cynical amongst those watching were alleged to have asserted that it was a Bristol test pilot doing the show to prove to them how manageable the Beaufighter was, but it was one of the more petite ladies who disconcerted the chaps when she removed her flying helmet and shook out her tresses. I cannot recollect the name of the lady (anno domini prevails).
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