£7,400
Rosemary Rees MBE (1906-1995) A set of six pilot's log books dating between June 25th 1933: (Trial Lesson in a Club Cadet) to 23rd June 1947, together with a leather flying helmet, leather gloves, two photograph albums, photographs of Ms Rees as a dancer and related ephemera and books on flying. *Notes Daughter of Sir John Rees, Rosemary began her early career as a dancer travelling around the world and performing in Ceylon, China and America. After her trial lesson in 1933 she gained her full licence after only six hours of flying time. By the time she joined the ATA she had obtained her instructors licence and over 600 hours flying time. As one of the first eight female pilots of the ATA she began to fly a wide range of aircraft including Spitfires, Hurricanes and Mosquitos as well as larger four engine aircraft. In 1941 she became deputy to Margot Gore at the all female ferry pool at Hamble-on-Solent eventually flying 91 different types of aircraft. In 1946 she began her own charter company called 'Sky Taxi'
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