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Diana Jackson

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Memoirs

  • Lady Mary Heath ~ Extraordinary Female Aviator in the Roaring Twenties

    Background and Inspiration to Fly Mary Heath’s unfortunate start to life, when her father was found guilty of murdering her mother, did not seem to hamper her development and ambition. Brought up by her grandfather and two elderly aunts, she took an active part in sport and passed a degree in science in Ireland. In…

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  • Amazing Female Aviators in the Early 20th Century ~ Katherine Stinson

    Katherine Stinson caught my eye as a remarkable woman, not only because of her aviation achievements but also because she lived to a ‘ripe old age’ of 106 years, unusual even today but certainly ‘against the odds’ for aviators in the early 20th Century, either male or female. I was tempted to put her story on my…

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  • Writing a Memoirs ~ The Joys and Pitfalls

    I have learnt a lot since I started collecting stories for writing Norman’s memoirs (See my last post ‘Thanks for the Memories’ where I describes an extraordinary 103yr old  friend of the family who passed away last week)) and thought it might be useful to pass on a few tips and be honest about my…

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