Witney Museum celebrates pioneering female pilot Jackie Moggridge

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 24 Oct, 13:02 · Archive

Witney Museum is hosting a free talk about Jackie Moggridge, a trailblazing female pilot who trained locally in 1938.

Witney Museum is hosting a free talk on Wednesday, October 28 at 6pm about Jackie Moggridge, a pioneering female pilot who trained at Witney Aeronautical College in 1938 as the only woman in her class. Her daughter Candy Adkins will discuss her mother's achievements.

During World War II, Moggridge delivered planes for the Air Transport Auxiliary, flying 83 different types of warplanes including fighters and four-engine bombers. She received the King's Commendation for Valuable Services in the Air and became one of the first women to earn full RAF wings in 1953. Over her lifetime, she flew more than 1,500 aircraft, a third of which were Spitfires.

Beyond her wartime service, Moggridge became the first woman to break the sound barrier in an F-86 Sabre and the first female commercial airline captain. She recounted her life story in her autobiography, Spitfire Girl, and has been commemorated with a road bearing her name at the Windrush Place housing estate. To book a place at the free talk, contact the museum at admin@witneymuseum.org.uk or call 01993 775915.

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• Museum talk celebrates remarkable Oxfordshire aviation pioneerWitney Museum is hosting a free talk about a local trailblazing female pilot.Oxfordshire Guardian · 24 Oct, 12:30
• Museum talk celebrates remarkable Oxfordshire aviation pioneerWitney Museum is hosting a free talk about a local trailblazing female pilot.Oxford Mail · 24 Oct, 12:30

In this story: Jackie Moggridge · Candy Adkins · Witney Museum · Witney Aeronautical College · Air Transport Auxiliary · Witney · Oxfordshire

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