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Beatrice Shilling: Pioneering Aviation Engineer

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http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-40267364

 

Beatrice Shilling: Pioneering engineer’s genius ‘helped win World War Two’ – BBC News
How a fatal flaw with Spitfires and Hurricanes was fixed by a pioneering female graduate.
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