W. R. A. F. Officer Becomes The 1000th. “ten=tonner”
by Retro Images Archive
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W. R. A. F. Officer Becomes The 1000th. “ten=tonner”
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Retro Images Archive
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Pilot Officer Vivienne Whyer, aged 19, an Air TrafficControl Officer with the Women8 a Royal Air Perce, todaybecame the 1000th. Member of the W. A. F. 1000 M. P. H. Club -an exclusive body for which only people who haveflown an aero plane at 1,000 m.p.h., are eligible,Her home la at Woo bum Town, High Wycombe, Bucks,She made her flight Ina 1,500 a0poho Lightning from R. A. F. Coltish all Norfolk,flown by Group Captain Mike Hobson, Coltish all Station CommanderDuring the flight Vivienne handled the controls qualifying her to be presented with the much o ere ted "TenTon" tie and illuminated scroll which signifies membershipof the club.Vivienne thus joins such famous names as the Shah of Persia, King Hussein of Jordan, and Mr. Peter Twins (former world air speed record holder). Vivienne will be the ninth member of the club - the others being six W. R. A. F. officers, a ferker Air Transport Auxiliary pilot and a Swiss woman journalist0Vivienne is then youngest person ever to fly in a Lightning. KEYSTONE PHOTO SHOWS - The Lightning carrying Pilot Officer Vivienne Whyer and Group Captain Mike Hobson soars ever the watching crowd at Coltish all today.
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June 8th, 2014
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