'You just lived for the moment': Meet one of the last surviving female pilots who served in WWII

From the CBC


When Jaye Edwards takes a moment to reflect on her service during the Second World War, the first thing that comes to mind is a clear sky.

"All the beautiful blue sky, nothing but blue sky," Edwards said, with a nostalgic sigh. "Maybe there was the odd little white puff."

"You never really thought about the past — you just lived for the moment," she recounted.

Edwards served as a pilot during the war. She flew more than 20 different types of planes — from spitfires to bombers — and took flight hundreds of times.

Now just a few months shy of her 100th birthday, she's one of the last surviving members of the famed "Attagirls," a group of just over 160 women who flew war planes from factories to the front lines.

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I had a Great Aunt that was a WASP pilot during WWII. She and others delivered aircraft from the factories to the coasts where male pilots would them fly them overseas. Auntie was multi engine qualified and flew pretty much everything except the four engine bombers. Very cool & interesting woman.

slowhawk said:

I had a Great Aunt that was a WASP pilot during WWII. She and others delivered aircraft from the factories to the coasts where male pilots would them fly them overseas. Auntie was multi engine qualified and flew pretty much everything except the four engine bombers. Very cool & interesting woman.

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I'm glad that you enjoyed the article and that it brought back memories of someone whose service is generally forgotten.

Women WOULD have served in combat during WWII, but they simply weren't allowed to (in most countries).