The Archive · 1940

Navy Blue Uniform

Instead of Air Force blue—which has been commandeered by the Women's Auxilitary Air Force—the women pilots wear navy blue coats and skirts and jaunty glengarry caps. Most of them look little more than schoolgirls in their new uniforms.

Miss Gower has a waiting list of nearly thirty fully-qualified women pilots who are ready to join the auxiliary when the Air Ministry decides to release more men for the RAF.

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