Age shall not wither: These two ladies delivered aircraft to the RAF during the war including Spitfires, Hurricanes and Lancasters. The lady on the left, Mary who is now 98 also flew...

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Age shall not wither

Aug 19, 2015 06:23:44 #

viscountdriver Loc: East Kent UK

These two ladies delivered aircraft to the RAF during the war including Spitfires, Hurricanes and Lancasters. The lady on the left, Mary who is now 98 also flew the first jet Meteor. She is in her uniform she wore during the war.
She flew in on this occasion with a pilot but took the controls.
They don't make them like this anymore.

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Aug 19, 2015 06:33:40 #

taffthetooth Loc: U.K

I was privileged to have, as a patient, one of these ladies. Her log book was amazing and the stories she told were both hair raising and a joy to listen too. I saw this on the news last night, thanks for the post. :thumbup: :thumbup:

Aug 19, 2015 06:58:48 #

Treepusher Loc: Kingston, Massachusetts

A great shot and a wonderful story of this lady from the 'Greatest Generation'. Would young folks today step up so selflessly if such evil threatened our world again?

Aug 19, 2015 07:13:03 #

richosob Loc: Lambertville, MI

viscountdriver wrote:

You are so right when you say they don't make them like this anymore. Neither one of these ladies looks their age. You can tell by the photo that there's a lot of life left in them. Great shot, thanks for posting.

Rich

Aug 19, 2015 07:35:43 #

sb Loc: Florida's East Coast

Very inspiring. My wife's grandmother just passed at 94 - and like these ladies, she always had a smile for everyone and was perpetually a happy person in spite of having had a challenging life. I think that keeps people going.

Aug 19, 2015 07:35:46 #