A recently retired colleague from VAA was talking about Yvonne Pope. He was at Dan-Air where she flew DC-3's and dH Comet's amongst other things.
There has indeed been a whole colossus of female aviators throughout the decades, most of whom have just got on with the task in hand and done their duty along with their male counterparts without the need for recognition or adulation. And also didn't need to cosy up to daft old duffers in their respective little ivory towers in order to schmooze them into recognising their "achievements".
Which is why the person in question has inflamed so many genuine people within the aviation fraternity.
And Tracey,,,,,,come on now , we know you're there , what about those little questions of Jonzarno's. They ain't going to go away !