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Mary Ellis: One of the Last Female WW2 Pilots

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WW2 Spitfire pilot Mary Ellis dies – BBC News
The 101-year-old was one of the last surviving female pilots from World War Two.

Older than the RAF by one year. Rest In Peace.

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