Chile – World Warbird News https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com The latest in warbirds and historical aviation Tue, 06 Feb 2018 08:56:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/WWN-icon-256-150x150.png Chile – World Warbird News https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com 32 32 Margot Duhalde, Free French pilot, has died https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2018/02/06/margot-duhalde-free-french-pilot-has-died/ https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2018/02/06/margot-duhalde-free-french-pilot-has-died/#comments Tue, 06 Feb 2018 08:56:45 +0000 http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/?p=3453

Continue reading]]> Margot Duhalde, the only woman to join the Forces Aériennes Françaises Libres (FAFL, Free French Air Force), passed away on 5 February 2018 in Santiago de Chili. Born in 1920, she was of French origin and became a pilot in 1938.

Following de Gaulle’s call, she joined the FAFL in March 1941 but was not allowed to enter combat. She became a pilot for the RAF’s Air Transport Auxiliary, ferrying new and repaired planes to frontline units. She made over 1,300 such flights, on more than 100 types of aircraft.

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