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British WWII aviation support organisation
The Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) was a British civilian organisation set up at the start of the Second World War with headquarters at White Waltham Airfield
Air_Transport_Auxiliary
British military service in World War II
The Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF), whose members were referred to as WAAFs (/ˈwæfs/), was the female auxiliary of the British Royal Air Force during
Women's_Auxiliary_Air_Force
Irish pilot (1918-2013)
was a pioneering pilot and the only Irish woman member of the Air Transport Auxiliary. Annette Elizabeth Mahon was born in Dublin on 21 October 1918
Annette_Elizabeth_Mahon
British Air Transport Auxiliary pilot and author (1910–1982)
Mary de Bunsen (29 May 1910 – 13 April 1982) was a British Air Transport Auxiliary pilot and author. Mary Berta de Bunsen was born in Madrid on 29 May
Mary_de_Bunsen
British first officer pilot (1912–1943)
1912 – 19 April 1943) was a British First Officer pilot in the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) during World War Two. She was one of fifteen women pilots
Honor_Salmon
American aviator (born 1919)
12, 1919) is an American aviator. She transported warplanes as a pilot in the civilian Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) in Great Britain during World War
Nancy_Stratford
Women's branch of the British Army
the auxiliary services. These were the ATS, the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS), the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) and the Women's Transport Service
Auxiliary_Territorial_Service
English aviator
World War II, she became one of the first women pilots of the Air Transport Auxiliary, flying 80 types of aircraft and delivering 260 Spitfires. In 1963
Diana_Barnato_Walker
British pilot (1923–2017)
the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) as an ab initio pilot in December 1943. She went on to fly Spitfires and bombers for the Air Transport Auxiliary, and
Joy_Lofthouse
was one of the two first Polish woman pilots to join the British Air Transport Auxiliary, the other being Stefania Wojtulanis-Karpińska. Anna Leska was
Anna_Leska
British parachutist and glider (1913–1983)
helped establish gliding clubs. She was a ferry pilot for the Air Transport Auxiliary in the Second World War. Helen Naomi Heron-Maxwell, known as Naomi
Naomi_Heron-Maxwell
British World War II ferry pilot
all civilian flying was banned. In October 1941, she joined the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA), and was posted to a pool of women flyers based in Hamble
Mary_Ellis_(pilot)
British pilot and writer (1910–1947)
British pilot and writer who established the women's branch of the Air Transport Auxiliary during the Second World War. Pauline Mary de Peauly Gower was born
Pauline_Gower
New Zealand aviator (1912–1944)
flew in the Second World War as a pilot in the British civilian Air Transport Auxiliary and died in service. Jane Winstone was born to Lina Storme (née
Jane_Winstone
Organized group supplementing the military or law enforcement
Service Women's Auxiliary Air Force Air Transport Auxiliary Women's Home Defence Women's Auxiliary Service (Burma) The Royal Auxiliary Air Force was originally
Auxiliaries
Canadian aviator (1909–1995)
Canadian female civil aviation instructor and the first Canadian Air Transport Auxiliary ferry pilot during World War II. She was born in Vancouver, British
Helen_Harrison-Bristol
English test pilot (1918–1993)
Hughes was one of the first eight female pilots accepted into the Air Transport Auxiliary on 1 January 1940 and Hughes was the youngest female pilot to join
Joan_Hughes
Pioneering aviation pilot
for the war effort, she joined the Women's Auxiliary Air Force until she could join the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA). Initially she was based in Rye at
Jackie_Moggridge
One of the first women RAF pilots to get her wings
to join the Air Transport Auxiliary. Willis became a First Officer when she joined up on 1 September 1941. She left Air Transport Auxiliary on 3 August
Benedetta_Willis
1936 American children's picture book
as having a political agenda. During World War II, the British Air Transport Auxiliary started flying into Europe after D-Day and their pilots, who were
The_Story_of_Ferdinand
English female aviator; Air Transport Auxiliary pilot
Curtis became one of the first women pilots to join the British Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA), remaining with the ATA until 30 November 1945, when the
Lettice_Curtis
British aviator (1906–1984)
the First Eight, the initial group of women pilots to join the Air Transport Auxiliary. Winifred Mary Harrisson was born on 9 January 1906 in St Neots
Winifred_Crossley_Fair
British aviator and osteopath (1913–1993)
osteopath. She was appointed MBE for her service as a commander in the Air Transport Auxiliary. She may have been the first woman to pilot a Boeing B-17 Flying
Margot_Gore
Topics referred to by the same term
Trade Association A.T.A. (Greenland) Africa Travel Association Air Transport Auxiliary Airlift/Tanker Association Albanian Telegraphic Agency American
Ata
Airport in White Waltham, Berkshire, England
the Air Transport Auxiliary between its formation in early 1940 and disbandment during September 1945. The ATA staged a unique Air Display and Air Pageant
White_Waltham_Airfield
Polish pilot (1920–2014)
1920 – 16 November 2014) was a Polish pilot who served in the Air Transport Auxiliary during the Second World War. She was one of two daughters of Józef
Jadwiga_Piłsudska
English pilot of WWII
came to notice as a pilot who delivered aircraft in the civilian Air Transport Auxiliary including Spitfires during the Second World War, with the rank
Helen_Kerly
American aviator
she was recruited by Jacqueline Cochran to join the civilian Air Transport Auxiliary in Britain, where she rose to the rank of first officer. She served
Edith_Foltz
Pioneering woman pilot
there for a year until invited to join the ATA. Bird joined the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) on 1 August 1941 and soon qualified as a First Officer. The
Jean_Bird
English poet
and his application to join the Fleet Air Arm was ignored, but he was accepted by the Air Transport Auxiliary, which ferried aircraft from factory to
Timothy_Corsellis
British aviator (1903–1941)
by Johnson. She flew in the Second World War as a part of the Air Transport Auxiliary. Her aircraft crashed into the Thames Estuary: she died after bailing
Amy_Johnson
Scottish aviator (1902-1995)
was a Scottish aviator and one of the first eight members of the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA). She flew many planes including Spitfires, Hurricanes, Lancaster
Marion_Wilberforce
Pioneering woman pilot
the Red Cross in Colchester, Essex while trying to get into the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) for over a year. She went on to work with the Aeronautical
Freydis_Sharland
British aviator (1918–2022)
who was nicknamed "Jaye" and "Pete", flew Royal Air Force warplanes for the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) during World War II. She was born Stella Joyce
Jaye_Edwards
Topics referred to by the same term
Service First officer, a rank in the Air Transport Auxiliary corresponding to flight lieutenant in the Royal Air Force First officer, a rank in the Women's
First_officer
an Olympic skier, aviator and one of the early members of the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA). Lois Reid was born on 3 November 1897 in Montreal, Quebec
Lois_Butler
English airline entrepreneur (1922–2006)
aviation with Short Brothers in Rochester. He was a member of the Air Transport Auxiliary during and immediately after the Second World War (1941–46). He
Freddie_Laker
World's first commercial helicopter operator
the world's busiest airline. During the war, he worked for the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA), going to the US to recruit women pilots for the organisation
Helicopter_Air_Transport
U.S. Army Air Corps female auxiliary pilots
aircraft. Cochran did go to England, where she volunteered for the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) and recruited American women pilots to help fly planes in
Women_Airforce_Service_Pilots
Argentine-British pilot (1920–2012)
Dunlop, was an Anglo-Argentine pilot who flew for the British Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) during World War II, and became notable as a pin-up on the
Maureen_Dunlop_de_Popp
Young adult novel by Elizabeth Wein
novel follows Rose Justice, an 18-year-old American volunteer Air Transport Auxiliary pilot who is captured by the Luftwaffe on a flight in France in
Rose_Under_Fire
women". Wadsworth was one of the last surviving pilots of the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) before her death in December 2020. Eleanor Fish was born
Eleanor_Wadsworth
American aviator
aircraft, which they did in a war zone for the civilian British Air Transport Auxiliary. She was later a member of the civilian contract labor Women Airforce
Hazel_Jane_Raines
British actor, photographer, film director, producer and playboy (1908–1987)
and kept this at Brooklands from 1938 to 1939 and served in the Air Transport Auxiliary as a First Officer from 1940 to 1941. Some forty years later, he
Theodore_Zichy
Polish aviator (1912–2005)
inter war period and was a Captain in the Polish Air Force. She flew in the British Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) in the Second World War, when she was known
Stefania_Wojtulanis-Karpińska
British pilot (1903–1993)
British female pilot who flew Royal Air Force aircraft on transit flights in World War Two in the Air Transport Auxiliary. Constance Ruth Leathart was born
Constance_Leathart
British aviator, mechanic and businesswoman
director of an aircraft company in 1936, she died serving with the Air Transport Auxiliary in 1940, and was killed along with her instructor during a training
Elsie_Joy_Davison
1993) was an English pilot. She began her career serving in the Air Transport Auxiliary during World War II and became a civil pilot after the war. As
Monique_Agazarian
British aviator
1920 – 16 October 2016) was a British aviator who flew for the Air Transport Auxiliary in World War II and later served as a magistrate in Oxfordshire
Molly_Rose
British peer
Sherborne, and Ethel Mary Baird. Dutton was a ferry pilot with the Air Transport Auxiliary between 1940 and 1945. He was one of at least four one-armed ATA
Charles Dutton, 7th Baron Sherborne
Charles_Dutton,_7th_Baron_Sherborne
airline pilot Lettice Curtis (1915–2014), early member of the Air Transport Auxiliary; first woman to fly a four-engined bomber Mildred Inks Davidson
List_of_women_aviators
British actor and pilot (1903–1969)
Margaret Ellen Bennett (12 May 1903 – 1969) was a British actress and Air Transport Auxiliary pilot during the Second World War. Her photograph featured on a
Faith_Bennett
New Zealand aviator
was the first of five New Zealand women accepted to fly with the Air Transport Auxiliary during the Second World War. Trevor Hunter was born in Whanganui
Trevor_Hunter
Anglo-German writer
Maurice de Bunsen and grandfather of Mary de Bunsen, World War Two Air Transport Auxiliary pilot and author. Bunsen was born in Rome where his father Christian
Ernest_de_Bunsen
Female given name
actress Constance Leathart (1903–1993) British pilot, flew in the Air Transport Auxiliary. Constance Lloyd (1858–1898), Oscar Wilde's wife Constance Marie
Constance_(given_name)
American aviator and businesswoman (1906–1980)
volunteered her services to the Royal Air Force. For several months she worked for the British Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA), recruiting qualified women pilots
Jacqueline_Cochran
French-British accountant and aviation enthusiast (1906–1962)
Second World War, he successfully lobbied for creation of the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) which he then commanded. In the 1943 New Year Honours, he
Gerard_d'Erlanger
British aviator (1901–1994)
1901 – 8 March 1994) was a British aviator who worked for the Air Transport Auxiliary. She was second in command to Margot Gore at Hamble from the 29th
Rosemary_Rees
light aircraft. In World War II he was second in command of the Air Transport Auxiliary which administered the flying of new aircraft from their manufacturers
Philip_Wills
Dutch resistance fighter (1911–2000)
resistance during the Second World War and a pilot in the British Air Transport Auxiliary. She was the only woman to receive the Vliegerkruis, the Airman's
Ida_Veldhuyzen_van_Zanten
British motorcycle racer
qualified as pilots before the war and Syl served as a pilot in the Air Transport Auxiliary during World War II and James in the RAF. The brothers resumed
Syl_Anderton
US Air Force base in Florida, United States
initially designated Eglin Auxiliary Field No. 9, and later as Eglin Air Force Base Auxiliary Field 9/Hurlburt Field when the U.S. Air Force became an independent
Hurlburt_Field
British aviator (1905–1968)
(née Burr; 1905–1968) was a British aviator who worked for the Air Transport Auxiliary. She was Britain's first woman flying instructor. She was born
Gabrielle_Patterson
Scottish aviator (1905–1959)
Mollison resumed her maiden name. Mollison eventually served in the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) in World War II and was awarded an MBE for his warwork. Johnson
Jim_Mollison
Name list
plays Honor Salmon (née Pitman) (1912–1943), British pilot in the Air Transport Auxiliary during World War Two, one of fifteen women pilots who lost their
Honor_(given_name)
Scottish aviator and flying instructor
flying instructor. She was one of the first women to join the Air Transport Auxiliary. Margaret Cunnison was born in Bourneville, Birmingham in 1914
Margaret_Cunnison
14 May 2006) was an American aviator who flew with the British Air Transport Auxiliary in the Second World War. Ann Wood was born in Philadelphia in 1918
Ann_Wood-Kelly
British World War II aviator (1917–2000)
was a British aviator and beauty queen. She flew for the RAF's Air Transport Auxiliary in the Second World War and was the first British woman to fly
Veronica_Volkersz
Surname list
barnstormer, air racer and test pilot Honor Salmon (née Pitman) (1912–1943), first officer pilot in the British Air Transport Auxiliary during the Second
Salmon_(surname)
Captain Edward Courtney Mogridge, Air Transport Auxiliary. James Allan Mollison, lately Flight Captain, Air Transport Auxiliary. Olive Winter Montgomery, employed
1946_New_Year_Honours_(MBE)
authorities caught up with him. Instead, he joined the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) that transported aircraft around Britain. On January 3, 1941, he wrote
Frederic_Ives_Lord
Chilean aviator (1920–2018)
pilot who served with the Air Transport Auxiliary in World War II. She was Chile's first female military pilot and first female air traffic controller, and
Margot_Duhalde
American WWII aviator and spy
pilots licence, upon arrival in England in 1942 Lussier joined the Air Transport Auxiliary and for the RAF ferried both planes and pilots from factories to
Betty_Lussier
British pilot
the eight founding pilots who started the women's section of the Air Transport Auxiliary. Mona Renee Vera Ernesta Friedlander was born in Queensgate, London
Mona_Friedlander
Aviator and technician
Supply. During the Second World War, he flew aircraft with the Air Transport Auxiliary. In 1958, he had sex reassignment surgery. Ferguson was born in
Jonathan_Ferguson_(pilot)
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British aviator, one of the First Eight women pilots to join the Air Transport Auxiliary. Winifred Darch (1884–1960), English children's writer Winifred
Winifred
Award
veteran of the British Armed Forces and the civilian service the Air Transport Auxiliary may apply and receive one. The aim of the badge was to make identifying
Veteran's_Badge
British alpine skiing champion and prominent aviator
in 1932. During World War II she flew as a ferry pilot of the Air Transport Auxiliary. After her marriage to George Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Selkirk
Audrey_Sale-Barker
1941 British film
short documentary film produced in 1941 about the work of the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA). Directed by Pat Jackson and produced by Ian Dalrymple the
Ferry_Pilot_(1941_film)
Canadian aviator
pilot and one of only four Canadian women to work in the British Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) during WWII. With over 600 hours of flight time during the
Violet_Milstead
paragliding and microlight flying. She flew as a ferry pilot in the Air Transport Auxiliary during the Second World War. including flying the Hurricane, Spitfire
Ann_Welch
2014) was one of 168 women who served as Spitfire pilots in the Air Transport Auxiliary during World War II. She was also the focus of the BBC documentary
Margaret_Frost
British speedway rider
killed in a plane crash on 29 June 1945, while serving with the Air Transport Auxiliary during World War II and is buried at the Rheinberg War Cemetery
Jim_Kempster
Canadian aviator (1918–1995)
was the first woman to run a flying school. She served with the Air Transport Auxiliary during World War II and was awarded the Order of Canada in 1986
Marion_Alice_Orr
British royal recognitions
Irwin, Ferry Pilot, Air Transport Auxiliary. Flight Captain Ralph Jagger, Ferry Pilot, No. 7 Ferry Pool, Air Transport Auxiliary. Arthur Leonard McMann
1946_New_Year_Honours
Type of WWII aircraft carrier
AKV (air transport auxiliary), they were manned by a civilian crew and used to ferry whole aircraft and spare parts from the U.S. to Army, Air Force
Escort_carrier
Town in Cambridgeshire, England
Fair, aviator and one of the First Eight women pilots to join the Air Transport Auxiliary in 1940 during the Second World War, was the first woman to fly
St_Neots
Australian aircraft restorer and pilot (1951/1952–2022)
pilots had flown the Spitfire during World War II as part of the Air Transport Auxiliary, Grace was the first qualified female pilot ever to take part in
Carolyn_Grace
Surname list
(1889–1949), British artist Eleanor Wadsworth (1917–2020), British Air Transport Auxiliary pilot during the Second World War Elijah Wadsworth (1747–1817)
Wadsworth_(surname)
French-born British merchant banker (1866–1939)
the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) and head of the Air Transport Auxiliary during World War II; his daughter Mary "Minnie" Caroline d'Erlanger
Emile_Beaumont_d'Erlanger
aviator, knighted for his crucial efforts in World War II with the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA). He controlled Everards Brewery for nearly 25 years and was
Lindsay_Everard
Australian officer
from the RAF in 1944. Hill then worked as a ferry pilot for the Air Transport Auxiliary. On 5 March 1975, Hill died at his home in Windsor, Berkshire.
C._W._Hill
Danish aviator
World War as the only Scandinavian woman to fly for the RAF's Air Transport Auxiliary. Later, based in Alberta, Canada, she instructed pilots under the
Vera_Strodl_Dowling
British racing driver (1899–1952)
Cobb served as an officer in the Royal Air Force, and between 1943 and 1945 served with the Air Transport Auxiliary, being demobilised with the rank of Squadron
John_Cobb_(racing_driver)
Museum in Berkshire, England
anniversary. There is a permanent exhibition of material related to the Air Transport Auxiliary, which was based at White Waltham Airfield. The museum was accredited
Maidenhead_Heritage_Centre
American aviator and painter
pilots in World War II. She became one of the first members of the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS). Rhonie also drove an ambulance in France. Rhonie
Aline_Rhonie
British aviator (1901–1944)
British aviator and one of the first eight women members of the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA). She was the first woman to fly a Supermarine Spitfire. Fairweather
Margaret_Fairweather
English racing driver
taking up powerboat racing. Fontés later briefly served as an Air Transport Auxiliary ferry pilot during World War II but was killed on 12 October 1940
Luis_Fontés
English cricketer
died in Hampshire. During World War II Hayward was a pilot in the Air Transport Auxiliary. On 21 April 1945 he was flying a Fairchild Argus light aircraft
David_Hayward_(cricketer)
Logistical aviation flight
Air Transport Auxiliary, UK civil aviation organization that ferried military aircraft during World War II (WWII) Air Transport Command, US Army Air Forces
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Female
Hebrew
(× Ö´×™×¨) Hebrew unisex name NIR means "to cultivate a field."
Male
Finnish
 Pet form of Finnish Aaroni, ARI means "light-bringer." Compare with other forms of Ari.
Boy/Male
Egyptian
Air.
Boy/Male
Hindi
Air.
Male
Hebrew
(עַטִיר) Hebrew name ATIR means "crown, wreath."
Boy/Male
Tamil
Air
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Gare, GAIR means "spear."
Male
Icelandic
Icelandic form of Old Norse VÃðarr, VIÃAR means "forest warrior."
Male
Russian
(КиÌÑ€) Russian name KIR means "master, ruler."
Male
Irish
Irish name LIR means "the sea." In mythology, this is the name of a god of the sea. He is identified with Welsh LlÅ·r.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Air
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Air
Surname or Lastname
Scottish spelling of Irish Hare.English
Scottish spelling of Irish Hare.English : nickname for someone with some peculiarity of the hair, from Middle English here ‘hair’.
Male
English
 Anglicized form of Hebrew Yaiyr, JAIR means "whom God enlightens." In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including a descendant of Manasseh. Anglicized form of Hebrew Yauwr, meaning "forested." In the bible, this is the name of the father of Elhanan.
Male
Norse
Contracted form of Old Norse Hróðgeirr, HRÓARR means "famous spear."
Male
Icelandic
Icelandic form of Old Norse Hróarr, HRÓAR means "famous spear."
Female
Welsh
Welsh form of Greek Maria, MAIR means "obstinacy, rebelliousness" or "their rebellion."
Female
Norse
Old Norse name derived from the word eir, EIR means "help, mercy." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of healing and medicine.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi
Air
Male
Hebrew
(×™Ö¸×ִיר) Variant spelling of Hebrew Yaiyr, YAIR means "whom God enlightens."Â
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