-- Not in 'Forgotten Pilots' or 'Brief Glory' -- Daughter of Charles Fuller-Hall. prev exp: 30hrs 5' 7", slight build, fair hair, blue eyes Got her RAeC certificate in 1939, became a stenographer (which I think is a sort of shorthand typist, but I could be wrong) for the Manufacturers Life Insurance Company of Canada, and then was in the A.T.S. from September 1938 to February 1939. She is mostly interesting for the number of accidents she had :-) Here is the story of the ups - 3 May 1942: Completed Class 1 Training. - 23 Aug 1942: Completed Class 2 Training. - 6 Dec 1942: - 12 Dec 1942: - 18 Dec 1942: - 21 Dec 1942: Back to School. "A good average pilot whose flying is quite satisfactory. Her recent accidents have apparently little or no connection with her flying skill, but seem to be purely a question of carelessness. " [That's all right, then]. - 1 Feb 1943: - 15 Mar 1943: - 20 Apr 1943: Completed Class 3 Training. "A hard working pilot of average ability whose flying is quite sound but she must pay very particular attention to her airmanship." - 30 Apr 1943: - 7 May 1943: - 13 Aug 1943: - 30 Sep 1943: Class 4 Training Completed. "Somewhat forgetful with cockpit drill which gives the impression of overconfidence. She should be given ample Class 4 ferrying before being considered for 4+. Average Ability." In Dec 1943, she married Mr Peter Pennington-Legh and resigned from the ATA. Total Hours ferrying: 459 hrs 15min. She later moved to Australia, and died there in 1984.
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