Queen of the skies: The girl who became one of Britain's youngest female airline pilots aged just 25
Daily Mail Friday 4th May, 2012
A woman who fell in love with planes as a nine-year-old child when she was invited to sit in a cockpit has become one of Britain's youngest women pilots aged just 25.
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