Pigtail Pilot

The 17-minute flight ended in tragedy when the training aircraft spun into the ground, killing a World War Two veteran and a young pupil who might have become the first woman to gain her RAF pilot's wings.Barbara Gubbins made her first solo flight at the age of 17 after 5½ hours flying and gained her private pilot's licence soon after. Dubbed the "e;Pigtail Pilot"e; in a newspaper photo caption, B...