Jean Bird
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Jean Lennox Bird was a pioneering pilot and the first woman to be awarded RAF wings.
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Benedetta Willis
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Benedetta Willis was one of the first women RAF pilots to get her wings.
Jean Bird
…her early flying-days in Hong Kong, is awarded annually to a British woman pilot who has also made a noteworthy contribution to aviation. Jean Bird, Benedetta Willis, Jackie Moggridge, Freydis Leaf and Joan Hughes were the first five women to be awarded their wings. The next to gain wings was Julie Ann Gibson in…
Benedetta Willis with a Hurricane