WhatFinger

Air Transport Auxiliary veteran Joy Lofthouse returns to the skies in a Spitfire 70 years on from the end of World War 2.

92-year-old WW2 veteran flies Spitfire again


By News on the Net BBC News ——--May 20, 2015

News Headlines | CFP Comments | Reader Friendly | Subscribe | Email Us


Seven decades after her last flight in the iconic plane, Joy described the experience as “lovely: it was perfect”, making her feel "quite young.” The ATA made an enormous contribution to the war effort by taking over from service pilots the task of ferrying Royal Air Force and Royal Navy warplanes between factories, maintenance units and front-line squadrons. This clip is originally from 5 live Breakfast on Thursday 7 May 2015.


Support Canada Free Press

Donate


Subscribe

View Comments

News on the Net——

News from around the world


Sponsored