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Joy Lofthouse (14 February 1923 – 15 November 2017) [1] [2] was a British pilot having joined the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) as an ab initio pilot in December 1943. She went on to fly Spitfires and bombers for the Air Transport Auxiliary, and was one of only 168 "Attagirls" who served. [3]
- Joyce Gough, 14 February 1923, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England
- Air Transport Auxiliary
- 15 November 2017 (aged 94)
- Aviator
Dec 1, 2017 · Joy Lofthouse obituary. Pilot whose role during the second world war was to fly military planes between air bases for the Air Transport Auxiliary. Nigel Fountain. Fri 1 Dec 2017 07.21 EST. In...
Nov 16, 2017 · Veteran pilot Joy Lofthouse, who flew Spitfires and bombers for the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) during World War Two, has died at the age of 94. Mrs Lofthouse joined the ATA in 1943 after...
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Nov 16, 2017 · Patrick Greenfield. Thu 16 Nov 2017 14.20 EST. The trailblazing second world war pilot Joy Lofthouse, who flew bombers and fighter aircraft for the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) during the...
- Patrick Greenfield
Nov 16, 2017 · 16th November 2017 at 11:19am. One of the unsung heroines of WW2 who flew in the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) above the skies of Britain has died aged 94. Joy Lofthouse was only a teenager when war was declared in 1939 and she joined the other 165 women in the Air Transport Auxiliary.
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Nov 24, 2017 · Joy Lofthouse, who has died at 94, was one of the remarkable group of women pilots of the Air Transport Auxiliary, which ferried British aircraft from factories and maintenance depots to the...
Joy Lofthouse described being an ATA pilot as the best job of the war. THE SECRET SPITFIRES/MEDIADRUMWORLD.COM. Friday November 17 2017, 12.01am, The Times. A Second World War ferry pilot who...
