ATA air transport auxiliary pilot wingsAKA Ferry Pilot wingsThe Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) was a British civilian organisation set up at the start of WW2. Around 10% of pilots were women. Their duties included piloting new, repaired and damaged military aircraft between factories, assembly plants, transatlantic delivery points, maintenance units (MUs), scrapyards, and active service squadrons and airfields, but not to naval aircraft carriers. It also flew service personnel on urgent duty.These hand embroidered wings are are a faithful reproduction taken from an original sample.Measures; H= 35 x W = 95mm.
