She flew hazardous fighter planes for Britain during WW2. She just turned 106
4 tocs3 2 6/21/2025, 10:40:54 PM theguardian.com ↗
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ggm-at-algebras · 6h ago
Ferry pilots do hazardous work. As a layman I consider it not far removed from test pilot. Think about being the ones to go up in a repaired damaged aircraft to get it home.
bell-cot · 6h ago
Presumably it is less hazardous these days. The article notes that 1/7 of the WWII transport pilots died in crashes during the war.