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✈️ We remember Lettice Curtis, the first woman to qualify to fly a four-engine bomber. During WW2, she ferried nearly 1500 aircraft. Lettice qualified as a commercial pilot in 1938, and joined the Air Transport Auxiliary in 1940. Until 1941, women were not allowed to fly operational aircraft. However, the rules changed in 1941, and the roles of women pilots gradually extended. Both Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt and Mrs Clementine Churchill met Lettice when they visited the ATA to meet the women pilots. Lettice was the first woman to deliver a Lancaster. By the end of the war, when the ATA closed down, Lettice Curtis had flown more than 400 heavy bombers, 150 Mosquitos and hundreds of Hurricanes and Spitfires. At the age of 77 she gained her helicopter licence! We thank you for your service, Lettice! ✈️