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Trailblazer in Flight

Autor Yvonne Pope Sintes
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 8 mai 2022
Yvonne Pope Sintes only ever wanted to fly. But in the 1950s, very few women were allowed into the male dominated world of aviation. while many women were consigned to the role of house-wife, Yvonne chose a different path. Her dream was to join the ranks of the Royal Air Force, crisscrossing international skies.
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ISBN-13: 9781399019606
ISBN-10: 1399019600
Pagini: 192
Ilustrații: 64 black and white illustrations
Dimensiuni: 232 x 156 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Editura: Pen & Sword Books Ltd

Notă biografică

Yvonne flew BAC One-Elevens until her retirement to Menorca in 1980. Having returned to England in 2000, following the death of her second husband, she now lives in a retirement village in Surrey, alongside a number of ex-aviation professionals, including former pilots and airline traffic controllers.

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Britains First Female Jet Airline Captain. A warm and eloquent autobiography penned by a woman who, against all odds, managed to achieve a lifelong ambition.Breaking the glass ceiling at a time when the landscape of both military and commercial aviation was largely dominated by men, she managed to command a career that put her on an equal footing with her male counterparts, achieving an impressive number of accolades during the course of a long and dynamic career.Features an engaging selection of photographs, illustrating the various aircraft types that characterised her time in the skies.