Spreading My Wings
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Spreading My Wings

One of Britain's Top Women Pilots Tells Her Remarkable Story from Pre-War Flying to Breaking the Sound Barrier

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Spreading My Wings

One of Britain's Top Women Pilots Tells Her Remarkable Story from Pre-War Flying to Breaking the Sound Barrier

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The remarkable autobiography of a pioneering female aviator who left a privileged life to serve in World War II. Her father was a millionaire race-car driver who became chairman of Bentley Motors, and her grandfather cofounded the De Beers mining company. But by the late 1930s, debutante Diana Barnato had enough of her affluent, chaperoned existence and sought excitement in flying—soloing at Brooklands after only six hours' training. Joining the Air Transport Auxiliary in 1941 to help ferry aircraft to squadrons and bases throughout the country, she flew scores of different aircraft—fighters, bombers, and trainers—in all kinds of conditions, and without a radio. By 1945, Barnato had lost many friends, a fiancĂ©, and a husband—but she continued to fly. In 1962 she was awarded the Jean Lennox Bird Trophy for notable achievement in aviation, but her greatest moment was yet to come, when in 1963 she flew a Lightning through the sound barrier, becoming "the fastest woman in the world." Spreading My Wings is her remarkable memoir, brimming with history and adventure.

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Publisher
Grub Street Publishing
Year
2008
ISBN
9781908117656
Topic
Scienze sociali
Subtopic
Biografie nell'ambito delle scienze sociali

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Dedication
  6. Foreword by The Rt. Hon. Lord Shawcross GBE QC
  7. 1 Rigmarole about Early Days
  8. 2 The Barnatos and Joels
  9. 3 From Stirring Events to Flight
  10. 4 War – and the Air Transport Auxiliary
  11. 5 The Blue-Nosed Spitfire
  12. 6 Life with the Ferry Pilots
  13. 7 Anyway, I’m Still Around
  14. 8 All in a Day’s Work
  15. 9 Then Along Came Derek
  16. 10 Invasion Year
  17. 11 Doodle-bugs and Things
  18. 12 A Unique Experience
  19. 13 Towards Peace
  20. 14 Post War
  21. 15 ‘B’ Licence and the WJAC
  22. 16 Through the Sound Barrier
  23. Epilogue
  24. Appendix 1: ATA record of service
  25. Appendix 2: Aircraft types flown
  26. Index