Daphne Poynter obituary
Daphne Poynter, one of the long-term members of the BWPA, passed away at her residential home in Stevenage on Wednesday 13 May 2020. Daphne was a loyal BWPA member since joining in 1957, two [...]
My happy memories of Freydis Sharland
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 [...]
A video tribute to Emily Collett
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 [...]
BWPA pays tribute to Freydis Sharland who died at the age of 94 on 24 May
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 [...]
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 [...]
