Reds pipped for female display pilot
There was a programme about these girls on BBC Radio 4 a week or two back, but it's no longer available on "Listen Again" so I cant post a link. They interviewed a survivor and some of the tales she told made a few of our modern "steely eyed aces" look like cissies. They were equipped with open cockpit biplanes (someone no doubt will know the type, it wasnt specified) and were involved in ground attack on the battlefield. They were doing this at night, with minimum instrumentation, and used to throttle back at low level and approach their targets as quietly as possible in an attempt to avoid drawing fire from the ground. Casualties were very high, as may be imagined, and those that did not suffer combat injuries often succumbed to frostbite.
The Soviets were 50 years ahead of the RAF in using female combat pilots, I often wonder why it took us so long to catch up.
Guess I'm not as fussy as Sled Dog - they dont look bad to me
Great pic Beagle, where did you dig that up?
The Soviets were 50 years ahead of the RAF in using female combat pilots, I often wonder why it took us so long to catch up.
Guess I'm not as fussy as Sled Dog - they dont look bad to me
Great pic Beagle, where did you dig that up?
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An interesting article about her: http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/l...cle6915698.ece
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Yes other service members do fly in RAF aerobatic teams!
The Red Pelicans in the seventies were multi service.
Ivor Gibbs RAF
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