skwinty wrote,
I wonder how that happened?
Although the image isn't of Margaret Horton see details of her incident.
....a WAAF ground-crew fitter, had been sitting on the tail whilst the aircraft taxied out to the take-off point (as was standard practice) without the pilot, Flt Lt Neil Cox DFC*, realising she was there. The pilot took off with Margaret still on the tail.
Welcome to the BBMF - Spitfire AB910 (Mk Vb)
TJ