Images Dated 6th July 2011

First Commision
A job on the ground as a BOAC receptionist at London Airport does not stop Pauline Rawnsley-Gurd from letting her imagination become airbourne with these handmade cherubs. Published January 22nd 1959

Maria Aurora Amada Carandang
First female pilot of Philippine Airlines

Beauties on the Wing
Published October 2nd 1963

Miss Savine Khatib

Jean Lennox-Bird

Joan Hughes

Air Hostess in a Sari, 22 year old Indian air hostess from Bombay Savi Multani. Published 11th April 1960

With a Musical Air at the Mansion House. Published May 31st 1967

An Orphan in Good Hands, one of five chinese orphans from Hong Kong

Beverley Girls Visit the Gliding Championships. Published May 10th 1959

Maria Will be Flying Down South
Maria Eugenia Ibarra is fitted out with an air hostess uniform by BOAC supplies officer. Published December 23rd 1959

Battle of Britain Week Exhibition

Perm Pilot Kay Gerber, 21

Joanne Alford, 25 working on lubrication problems for Vanguard

Women in Aviation, 0032
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I Hate Travelling
A ferocious snarl was the greeting given by this puma on arrival at London airport from America. Published October 9th 1959

Lady Bailey

Atlantic Flight

Air France Hostess gets Miss Kilomtre 1960

Twins with Wings
Confusion over identical twins Shirley and Dianne Lewis, 22, has grown since they graduated from the Canadian Pacific Airlines Stewardess Training School. Published January 30th 1960

The Cap Fits
Sally Holder, 21. Published March 3rd 1960

Air Lovelies
Posing besides a uniformed dummy, two lovely sari-wearing Pakistani airline hostesses are seen in Rome during a reception. Miss Hamida Parwin, and Mrs Chudary

Sign of the Times Published January 14th 1976

Lady Bailey christening the Simmonds Cirus Spartan
At Croydon Aerodrome on 19th April 1929

Ladies from Ghana in Training as Receptionists
Eight Ghana girls to be trained as receptionists for Ghana Airways

Miss Kilometre is French Air Hostess. Published 09/06/1960

African Girls for Stewardesses Published 26th April 1960

Sky High for Holiday Fun
Lollie Benjamin, 23 created quite a sensation with the onlookers when she went for a flight standing on the wing of a Tiger Moth aircraft

Flown Solo after Thirteen Hours

Women in Aviation, 0075
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Africa sends some potted sunshine
Air receptionist Joan Bray, admires at London Airport some native hand painted Central African gourds which have be flown to Britain by BOAC

US Airline seeks yet more British Girls
Trans World Airlines

Hoods for Air Girls
The new uniform and accessories that British European Airways Stewardesses and Traffic girls will be wearing

Linda Finch

Gulfstream Vice President
Helen Newman

Miss Lovell

Lady heath rising from the Cockpit on her return from Cape Town, always wore a smart afternoon dress and had her aeroplane painted turquiose to match her ring

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