The hidden history of women in aviation who fly high and break the glass ceiling
The history of women and flying is not that well documented compared to men, but there are some extraordinary stories of ...
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The woman who left Britain to parachute into Nazi-occupied Poland
Branded "the captain in a skirt" and "a militant female dictator" as she confronted ... this questioning was seemingly done in the most British way possible. "One of the very first memos is ...
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British Army officer becomes first woman to pass brutal Para course
A British Army officer has become ... course - which many men fail. Several women have attempted P Company, also known as the All Arms Pre-Parachute Selection (AAPPS), since they were first ...
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‘I’d love to ask him questions’ – paratrooper whose grandfather fought for Nazis
A British paratrooper whose grandfather fought for ... Lance Corporal Addy Carter, the first female soldier to qualify as a paratrooper, also took part. Ms Carter said: “Seeing people here ...