BWPA North West Members Meet Spitfire Girls
On Saturday 21 March, the BWPA Northwest Region gathered in Buxton with a sense of homecoming. They were there to see Spitfire Girls, the stage play that honours the Air Transport Auxiliary at [...]
The BWPA celebrates 70 years and welcomes new Chair
The British Women Pilots’ Association (BWPA) marked a major milestone today at its Annual General Meeting (AGM), where members gathered to celebrate the organisation’s 70th birthday and to vote [...]
North West Regional Group celebrates BWPA 70th anniversary
As a vibrant and active association with a rich history, it seemed fitting for the North West Regional Group to celebrate the BWPA’s 70th anniversary at the similarly historic and active [...]
EasyJet – Unveiling of the Amy Johnson aircraft
EasyJet doubles number of new entrant female pilots following surge in applications to its Amy Johnson flying initiative In celebration airline names aircraft after Amy Johnson and sets new, [...]
BWPA aviation clothing.
We have some wonderful t-shirts and fleeces. If you would like to buy anything, please download this PDF order form, and post it to us along with your cheque. Once we receive your order, we will [...]
Celebrating 100 years of British women pilots
On August 18th 1911 Hilda B Hewlett, a 47-year old mother of two, became the first British woman to pass her flying test; she received Pilot’s Certificate no. 122 from the Royal Aero Club eleven [...]
Dorothy Cheesley 1927-2012
A founder member of the BWPA | By Daphne Poynter A proud mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Dorothy Joan Heaps was born on the Wirral peninsula in September 1927 and lived there almost [...]
