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Diana Barnato Walker MBE FRAeS (15 January 1918 – 28 April 2008) was a pioneering British aviator. In World War II, she became one of the first women pilots of the Air Transport Auxiliary, flying 80 types of aircraft and delivering 260 Spitfires.
May 12, 2008 · LONDON Diana Barnato Walker, an heiress to a South African diamond mining fortune who took up flying in the 1930s and became a celebrated aviator as one of a group of women who delivered new...
May 4, 2008 · Diana Barnato Walker, who died on April 28 aged 90 , occupied an almost legendary position in the world of aviation: as well as being one of a handful of “Atagirls”, women who served during the...
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Learn about the life and achievements of Diana Barnato Walker, the first British woman to exceed the speed of sound in 1963. She was also a pioneer of women's flying in the Second World War and a sheep farmer.
Nov 10, 2018 · The fascinating story of Diana Barnato Walker MBE. In this extract we hear how she decided to join the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) and flew the legendary S...
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May 19, 2008 · Diana Barnato Walker, a World War II veteran who was the first British woman to pilot an airplane at supersonic speed, died April 28 in England. She was 90. Her family did...
Nov 13, 2013 · Diana Barnato Walker MBE FRAeS (1918-2008) was an English aviatrix and sportswoman. Diana was a daughter of Woolf Barnato, diamond and gold mining heir, three-times Le Mans winner, one of the Bentley Boys and international sportsman ( www.wp.me/p2ETap-1K2 ).
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