WW2 Air Transport Auxiliary pilot Mary Ellis dies aged 101 7 images Created 26 Jul 2018
WW2 Air Transport Auxiliary pilot Mary Ellis dies aged 101.
One of the last living female World War Two pilots, Mary Ellis, has died aged 101 at her home on the Isle of Wight.
Mrs Ellis was a member of the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) and delivered Spitfires and bombers to the front line during the conflict.
She said she had flown "about 1,000 aeroplanes" during the war, before moving to the Isle of Wight in 1950 to take charge of Sandown Airport.
One of the last living female World War Two pilots, Mary Ellis, has died aged 101 at her home on the Isle of Wight.
Mrs Ellis was a member of the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) and delivered Spitfires and bombers to the front line during the conflict.
She said she had flown "about 1,000 aeroplanes" during the war, before moving to the Isle of Wight in 1950 to take charge of Sandown Airport.
