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The original embroidered Air Transport Auxiliary (A.T.A.) uniform “Wings” worn by Third Officer Jean Gough, Air Transport Auxiliary, together with an original wartime photograph of her in the cockpit of a Spitfire, the first a little worn at edges, otherwise in excellent condition £150-200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Ron Penhall Collection.

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Jean Gough commenced pilot training in the Air Transport Auxiliary in late 1943 and served at No. 15 Ferry Pool at Hamble, Southampton until August 1945 - ‘I ended my service having flown 18 different types of aircraft and logged 420 hours as a 1st Pilot. This doesn’t seem a lot I know, but it was mostly flying fighter aircraft to and from M.Us and R.A.F. airfields in the southern half of England’ (copy of a letter written by her refers).