Girls and Aircraft - Volume II (3 Viewers)

[Crimea_River]

From British & Commonwealth Forces

Remembering Jackie Moggridge – the youngest World War II Air Transport Auxiliary pilot who safely flew over 1,500 aircraft during the war. There is now a Jackie Moggridge Spitfire RAF Award in memory of the pioneering aviator, and it is awarded annually to the 'Best female aircrew or engineer who has demonstrated outstanding potential.'
Lest we forget

 

[Gnomey]

 

[MIflyer]

Interesting flight suits. A demonstration team perhaps?

Just confirms what we already knew. You drive around with the top down and the girls show up.

 

[MIflyer]

Uhhh, it's mostly girls, but no thanks, not on my airplane!

 

[special ed]

We met a young guy in the mid 80s at the airport who owned an Ercoupe. He had taken his flying lessons in it and soloed in it. He had 122 hours in it and still on his student license. The reason. He just wanted to fly and was not interested in cross country or taking a passenger.

 

[Snautzer01]

Uhhh, it's mostly girls, but no thanks, not on my airplane!

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Chick magnet for real. Talk about parasite drag just got into another dimension.

 

[MIflyer]

He had 122 hours in it and still on his student license.

I read about a guy like that recently. He still had his student license and was flying an Aerostar - a very hot twin. Decided to take it to the West coast and did not make it across the Rockies.

 

[Elvis]

Uhhh, it's mostly girls, but no thanks, not on my airplane!

Luscombe....just ask the man who owns one. =)

 

[CATCH 22]

Six ladies and a Sikorsky (to say nothing of the guys):

Sikorsky S-40

 

[Elvis]

Martin and Osa Johnson with their Sikorsky's (S-38 and S-39) during various explorations they made in the 1930's.

 

[Wayne Little]

Some great pics of late.

 

[GTX]

 

[GTX]

Martin and Osa Johnson with their Sikorsky's (S-38 and S-39) during various explorations they made in the 1930's.

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Her Book "I Married Adventure" is a great read too - highly recommend.

Her and her husband Martin were true adventurers who also pioneered many things. Their S-38 and S-39 are some of my all time favourite aircraft - so much so that I plan to build a model PBY-5A in a Tiger scheme as somewhat of a tribute (I would love to have a real one in same...but that's another story).

You can see some more images here (example below) and some of their videos are on Youtube as well

 

[Elvis]

It should also be noted that these pictures are likely the very first encounter those tribes people had with an airplane.
What a wonder they must've seemed to them.

 

[Snautzer01]

It should also be noted that these pictures are likely the very first encounter those tribes people had with an airplane.
What a wonder they must've seemed to them.

Looks tasty with some bananas and rice.

 

[Gnomey]

 

[ARTESH]

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Safe fly, Ladies.

 

[MIflyer]

Nice Beaver Shot.

 

[cvairwerks]

Yep, and the girls aren't too bad either.....

 

[Snautzer01]

Just missed the Beaver by a a few seconds.