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 My happy memories of Freydis Sharland

My happy memories of Freydis Sharland

24 May 2020

GB Air Racing Champion, Spitfire pilot and the BWPA’s founder chairwoman; Freydis Sharland passed away six years ago today. BWPA Archivist, Beverley Harrison, shares her memories. I first met [...]

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     A video tribute to Emily Collett

    A video tribute to Emily Collett

    25 February 2020

    BWPA member and aerobatic champion Emily Collett tragically lost her life in a flying accident in August 2019. Emily was a talented pilot and an excellent role model for women in aviation, always [...]

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       BWPA pays tribute to Freydis Sharland who died at the age of 94 on 24 May

      BWPA pays tribute to Freydis Sharland who died at the age of 94 on 24 May

      3 June 2014

      British Women Pilots’ Association pays tribute to Freydis Sharland, founder chairman and distinguished World War 2 Spitfire pilot in Air Transport Auxiliary Pauline Vahey, Chairman of the British [...]

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         Dorothy Cheesley 1927-2012

        Dorothy Cheesley 1927-2012

        15 July 2013

        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 [...]

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