Mary Ellis passed away on Tuesday aged 101, she flew Spitfires and bombers during WW2 delivering new planes from the factories to the airfields around Britain. Mary was one of many women pilots that helped keep the RAF flying and fighting.
Rest in peace brave lady.
Mary Ellis, Spitfire pilot.
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Mary Ellis, Spitfire pilot.
Whatever you do always give 100%........... unless you are donating blood.
Re: Mary Ellis, Spitfire pilot.
I saw that. Here's the obituary.
Quite a life!
Stretch
Quite a life!
Stretch
Re: Mary Ellis, Spitfire pilot.
As Dame Vera Lynn would sing.....
"Bless Em All!"
( My dad's favorite tune from the war... )
Old No7
"Bless Em All!"
( My dad's favorite tune from the war... )
Old No7
"Freedom and the Second Amendment... One cannot exist without the other." © 2000 DTH
Re: Mary Ellis, Spitfire pilot.
Prayers for on heck of a lady.
On a side note, that was also one of my dad's favorites from that time. I think it summed up a lot of people's feelings.
On a side note, that was also one of my dad's favorites from that time. I think it summed up a lot of people's feelings.
Jeepnik AKA "Old Eyes"
"Go low, go slow and preferably in the dark" The old Sarge (he was maybe 24.
"Freedom is never more that a generation from extinction" Ronald Reagan
"Every man should have at least one good rifle and know how to use it" Dad
"Go low, go slow and preferably in the dark" The old Sarge (he was maybe 24.
"Freedom is never more that a generation from extinction" Ronald Reagan
"Every man should have at least one good rifle and know how to use it" Dad
Re: Mary Ellis, Spitfire pilot.
To paraphrase Johnny Horton's song "Jim Bridger", but I doubt if we'd be here if it were not for women like Mary.
She earned her place in history. Rest In Peace!
She earned her place in history. Rest In Peace!
D. Brian Casady
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Advanced is being able to do the basics while your leg is on fire---Bill Jeans
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Quid Llatine Dictum Sit, Altum Viditur.
Advanced is being able to do the basics while your leg is on fire---Bill Jeans
Don't ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up---Robert Frost