CHILDREN WHO FLY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21799, 14 May 1934, Page 3

CHILDREN WHO FLY

Twelve-year-old Lady Mary Stewart, youngest daughter of Lord Londonderry, the British Air Minister, may be the only girl of her age who has ever taken control of an aeroplane in flight; but tho distinction of being the only schoolgirl to fly alone surely belongs to Miss Joan Hughes, a 15-vear-old pupil flier at Loughtbn Aerodrome, Essex (says the Sunday Express). . Every Saturday morning Joan visits the aerodrome, and adds to her extensive practical knowledge of aviation. Already she has flown solo two or throe times, and experts expect for her a distinguished flying career: "She shows remarkable self-confidence." one of her friends said, "and she is very anxious to emulate Amy Mollison." Miss Hughes said:—"My great ambition is to take up aviation as a career. I hope to run an air taxi in partnership with my brother. Of course I cannot get my 'A' licence until I am 17. I hope to go right through, and obtain my 'B' licence, and also a ground engineer's certificate. Some months ago a flying circus came to Loughton Aerodrome, and I spent hours watching the looping and spinning. I have not 'looped' yet, but I have managed to 'spin.' My people did not like it when I took my first lesson last September, but they have become reconciled. My father has been up for a flight, but mother will not go near the aerodrome."