27-07-2018, 03:44 AM
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Re: WW2 Spitfire pilot Mary Ellis dies, aged 101
Originally Posted by tarantula
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Ellis proved that the female of the species is just as capable as the male.
Perhaps if she had been in actual combat and downed numerous German fighters , she could be said to be the equal of men. Merely, flying planes from one airfield to another hardly makes her the equal of men.
Compare that to Britain's #1 fighter ace, Marmaduke Thomas St. John Pattle, a South African volunteer in the R.A.F., had a minimum of 40 confirmed "kills" and possibly as many as 60.
Sorry, girls. maybe the next war ?
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