WASPs In the Air Transport Auxiliary

[MIflyer]

The ATA was the British equivalent of the US WASPs in WW2. Women pilots flew aircraft from the factories to the operational units, although their area of operations was limited to the British Isles. Some American female pilots came to help the ATA. This is an article that appeared in the USAF Museum Newsletter back in the early 1990's.

 

[MIflyer]

"We were to fly without radio contact..."

For training that was normal in the RAF, anyway. The RAF even set large flights to training aircraft to overseas airfields, and the only one in the formation that had radios was the lead aircraft.

 

[ThomasP]

The 'Air Transport Auxiliary Museum' at the Maidenhead Heritage Centre website has some related and interesting info:

"Home - Air Transport Auxiliary"