Veronica Volkersz
British World War II aviator (1917–2000) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Veronica May Volkersz (née Innes; 1917–2000) was a British aviator and beauty queen. She flew for the RAF's Air Transport Auxiliary in the Second World War and was the first British woman to fly an operational jet fighter when she ferried a Meteor from the Gloster factory to RAF Moreton Valence on 15 September 1945.[1][2][3]
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Veronica Volkersz | |
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Born | Veronica May Innes (1917-04-17)17 April 1917 Chesterton, Cambridge, England |
Died | 13 December 2000(2000-12-13) (aged 83) Cambridge, England |
Occupation | Aviator |
Spouse |
Gerard Volkersz (m. 1944) |
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