• Angry Letter to PVH Weems
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    Sometimes aviation became the frontline for the struggles of gender equality as this anonymous letter to P.V.H. Weems indicates. The writer criticized him for daring to train Amy Johnson (formerly Mollison) in navigation. Today, Amy Johnson is widely regarded as one of Britain's most celebrated aviators of the interwar years. Her legacy is distinct from Earhart's. More technically adept and less desirous of the spotlight than Earhart, she too came to a tragic end. She was lost in a crash not long after the Battle of Britain, possibly shot down by "friendly fire."
  • Angry Letter to PVH Weems

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