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The list British flight instructors includes Derek Piggott, C. W. A. Scott, Hilda Hewlett, Ann Welch and Joan Meakin. The list consists of 13 members.
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    Hilda Hewlett
    Aviator and business entrepreneur
    Hilda Hewlett
    Overview: Hilda Beatrice Hewlett (17 February 1864 – 21 August 1943) was an early aviator and aviation entrepreneur. She was the first British woman to earn a pilot's licence. She founded and ran two related bu ...
    Date of birth: 17 February 1864
    Date of death: 21 August 1943
    Age: 79 (age at death)
    Nationality: British
    Occupation: Aviator
    Gender: Female
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    British female aviators 58T
    People from Lambeth (London borough) 23T
    English emigrants to New Zealand 1,005T
  • 2.

    Derek Piggott
    British flying instructor
    Derek Piggott
    Overview: Alan Derek Piggott MBE (27 December 1922 – 6 January 2019) was one of Britain's best known glider pilots and instructors. He had over 5,000 hours on over 153 types of powered aircraft and over 5,000 hours ...
    Date of birth: 27 December 1922
    Date of death: 6 January 2019
    Age: 96 (age at death)
    Nationality: British
    Occupation: Author
    Gender: Male
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    2019 deaths 9,204T
    2019 deaths 6,613T
    Recipients of the Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air 68T
  • 3.

    C. W. A. Scott
    English aviator
    C. W. A. Scott
    Overview: Flight Lieutenant Charles William Anderson Scott, AFC (13 February 1903 – 15 April 1946) was an English aviator. He won the MacRobertson Air Race, a race from London to Melbourne, in 1934, in a time of ...
    Date of birth: 13 February 1903
    Date of death: 15 April 1946
    Age: 43 (age at death)
    Nationality: British
    Occupation: Military
    Gender: Male
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    Military personnel from London 172T
    British aviation record holders 78T
    Commercial aviators 389T
  • 4.

    Ann Welch
    English aviator
    Overview: Ann Courtenay Welch OBE, née Edmonds, (20 May 1917 – 5 December 2002) was a pilot who received the Gold Air Medal from Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) for her contributions to the d ...
    Date of birth: 1917
    Date of death: 2002
    Age: 84 (age at death)
    Nationality: British
    Occupation: Writer
    Gender: Female
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    British female aviation record holders 11T
    Glider flight record holders 49T
    British aviation record holders 78T
  • 5.

    K. K. Brown
    British aviator (1901–1939)
    Overview: Keith Kendle Brown (1 July 1901 – 21 July 1939) was a British aviator. He served as a flight instructor, aerobatic pilot, and officer in the Royal Air Force until his death in 1939 in an aircraft collision ...
    Date of birth: 1 July 1901
    Date of death: 21 July 1939
    Age: 38 (age at death)
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    Suraya Marshall
    Royal Air Force officer
    Suraya Marshall
    Overview: Air Vice-Marshal Suraya Antonia Marshall, CBE (born 1973) is a senior Royal Air Force officer, serving as Air Officer Commanding No. 2 Group RAF since October 2021.
    Date of birth: 1973
    Age: 52
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    Commandants of the Royal Air Force College Cranwell 23T
    British women aviators 60T
    Female air force generals and air marshals 22T
  • 7.

    George Lee (pilot)
    Glider pilot
    George Lee (pilot)
    Overview: Douglas George Lee MBE (born 7 November 1945) is a glider pilot who was world gliding champion on three consecutive occasions.
    Date of birth: 7 November 1945
    Age: 79
    Nationality: British
    Occupation: Aviator
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    Royal Aeronautical Society Gold Medal winners 24T
    Lilienthal Gliding Medal recipients 24T
    People from the Darling Downs 31T
  • 8.

    Joan Meakin
    First woman to cross the English Channel in a glider
    Overview: Joan Meakin (7 January 1910 – 11 November 1977 born Marjorie Joan) became the first female glider pilot to fly over the English Channel on 5 April 1934. She was also the only female flyer in Sir Alan ...
    Date of birth: 7 January 1910
    Date of death: 11 November 1977
    Age: 67 (age at death)
    Nationality: British
    Occupation: Aviator
    Gender: Female
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    British female aviators 58T
    Gliding in England 27T
    Flight instructors 92T
  • 9.

    Percy MacKenzie
    English cricketer
    Overview: Squadron Leader Percy Alec MacKenzie DSO, DFC (5 October 1918 – 1 January 1989) was an English first-class cricketer. MacKenzie was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break googly. Later during the ...
    Date of birth: 5 October 1918
    Date of death: 1 January 1989
    Age: 70 (age at death)
    Nationality: British
    Occupation: Cricket
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    American flight instructors 71T
    British World War II bomber pilots 121T
    Sportspeople from Canterbury 62T
  • 10.

    Hugh Dibley
    British aviator, racing driver, and race car constructor.
    Overview: Hugh Palliser Kingsley Dibley is a former commercial airline pilot and trainer who made contributions toward conserving fuel and controlling noise during aircraft operations. He was also a successful racing ...
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    Overview: Dawn Mary Hadlow (born 21 July 1967) is a British female aviator, and was the RAF's first female flight instructor (QFI) in 1993.
    Date of birth: 21 July 1967
    Age: 57
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    Henry Biard
    British pilot (1892–1966)
    Henry Biard
    Overview: Henry Biard (also known as Henri) was a British pilot and aircraft racer. As chief test pilot for the British aircraft manufacturer Supermarine, he won the 1922 Schneider Trophy air race and briefly held ...
    Date of death: 18 January 1966
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    British aviation record holders 81T
    Royal Naval Air Service personnel of World War I 144T
    People educated at Victoria College, Jersey 62T
  • 13.

    Naomi Heron-Maxwell
    British parachutist and glider
    Overview: Helen Naomi Heron-Maxwell (25 Jun 1913–1983) was a British woman parachutist and glider pilot in the 1930s. She was the first woman glider pilot in the United Kingdom to achieve the Silver-C badge. She ...
    Date of birth: 25 June 1913
    Date of death: 1983
    Age: 69 (age at death)
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