The History Of Womens Pilot Training
Up until World War Two it was the men who ruled the roost
, they took charge of everything from bringing home the money to fixing things around the house. Up until this point there was stereo types, the women stayed home to maintain the house, cook and look after the children. The men got the exciting task of working to look after their families and, no one thought any different of it until the men got shipped away to fight in the war.
The women soon began to realise that the shortage of men meant that the jobs which the men where once normally responsible for were left neglected. Due to this the women where left to pick of the pieces, it was a matter of England being run to the ground, or the women stepping up their game and to step into the shoes of the men.
A lot of men didnt approve of this, especially the ones that were left behind. To them it was belittling to have a woman doing the work that they did and they found it strange to see women becoming powerful and being capable of such tasks. Women became mechanics, engineers, plumbers, ambulance drivers, factory workers and many more.
One of the job roles that stands out from them all and would have been completely out of the question if the war hadnt started was; women becoming pilots. Their main job as a pilot was to take over the male pilot jobs, such as ferrying planes from factories to Army Air Force installations, in order to free male pilots to fight overseas.
This wouldnt of been possible if it hadnt of been for Paulina Gower, a well-connected daughter of a Tory MP who had flown professionally for her living. She was the worlds third female commercial pilot, and Britains first.
It was tricky for women to go through the training as there was so much pressure and low expectancy for them to do well. They had to first of all beat thousands of entries applying for the job then, take flight training and learn about aeroplane engines before they graduated. For a woman to join the Air Transport Auxiliary, (ATA) she needed a minimum of 500 hours solo flying time, twice that of a man. During those days it tended to be the women of the upper class training to be a pilot as an hours flying lesson cost what an average shop girl earned in a fortnight.
Despite their unpopularity among the male pilots, the women proved themselves capable pilots as they ended up having fewer crashes then men. The more the women survived their flying obstacles the more they gained the respect of their countrymen and, today women are seen as equal and there is nothing frowned upon if a woman wants to become a pilot.
by: Adrienne Maddison
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