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Old 4th Oct 2015, 10:55
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Aeromys ...

As promised, here is a bit more background for you

You might be interested to know that your Mum would have been 1 of only 13 Female VR (Preliminary Flying Badge qualified) Cadet Pilots, out of a total of 58 VR PFB Cadet Pilots in 1953.

More information here on pages 84 & 85. It's very interesting to read about the 'politics' of the time leading up to the closure of the RFS's

RAF Reserve & Auxiliary Forces

15 RFS was part of 65 (London) Reserve Group - HQ Hendon along with 18 RFS (Fairoaks), 17 RFS (Hornchurch) and 1 RFS (Panshanger)

More follows ...

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