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Pauline Gower, Pioneering Leader of the Spitfire Women

By (author) Alison Hill

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Pauline Gower was the leader of the Spitfire women during the Second World War. After gaining her pilotâ€™s licence at 20, she set up the first female joyriding business in 1931 with engineer Dorothy Spicer and took 33,000 passengers up for a whirl, clocking up more than 2,000 hours overall. Pauline went on to command the inaugural womenâ€™s section of the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) and achieved equal pay for her women pilots. She enabled them to fly â€˜Anything to Anywhereâ€™, including Tiger Moths, Hurricanes, Wellingtons and â€“ their firm favourite â€“ the Spitfire. Pauline Gower: Pioneering Leader of the Spitfire Women is a story of bravery, fortitude and political persuasion. Pauline was a clear leader of her time and a true pioneer of flight. She died after giving birth, at only 36; a life cut tragically short, but one of significant achievements. Pauline left a huge legacy for women in aviation.