Mary Ellis, Dead at 101. Flew British Spitfires

From the July 28, 2018, Washington Post  "Mary Ellis, wartime volunteer who flew Spitfires, dies at 101" by Phil Davison.

Mary Wilkins stood just 5 feet 2 inches who, during the war, had the job of transporting military aircraft to bases.  She flew Spitfires, Hurricanes, Wellingtons and Lancasters and 70 other kinds of aircraft from factories to scramble-ready male pilot at bases.

She was a member of Britain's Air Transport Auxiliary.

Later, she wrote a memoir titles "Spitfire Girl."  She died July 25, 2018.