Margaret Adams (pilot) explained

Margaret Adams
Full Name:Margaret Kulka (Kentley)
Birth Place:Sydney, Australia
Known For:Forming the Australian Women's Flying Club

Margaret Adams was an Australian aviator.

Life

In 1938, Adams, who was from Sydney, was active in forming the Australian Women's Flying Club (AWFC). She was elected the inaugural president in September 1938.[1] [2] The club was intended as a social club for women pilots, and by 1939 the club had 300 members.[3] Members underwent first aid courses, and studied aircraft engineering and navigation. They also made comforts, such as socks, for the Royal Australian Air Force.[4] In 1940 the Women's Air Training Corps was formed and the clubs became part of that organisation.[5] [6]

In 1958, Adams, by then married and using her married name (Kentley)[7] joined the international women pilots' organisation the Ninety-Nines. In 1960, she and Maie Casey received the charter for the Australian chapter of the organisation at a reception at the Royal Aero Club in London, England.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Australian Women's Flying Club (AWFC) in Australia during WW2. www.ozatwar.com. 2016-12-26.
  2. Web site: HerStory Archive Pioneer Women Hall of Fame. pioneerwomen.com.au. 2016-12-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20180828203253/https://pioneerwomen.com.au/collection/herstory-archive. 28 August 2018. dead.
  3. Book: Thomson, Joyce Aubrey. The WAAAF in Wartime Australia. Melbourne University Press. 1991. Melbourne, Australia. 28.
  4. Web site: Women Also Serve - Helps mend soldiers' clothes. The Australian Women's Weekly. 30 Dec 1939. Trove. 2016-12-26.
  5. Web site: Thematic Study: World War II Aerodromes and associated structures in New South Wales. November 2001. New South Wales Heritage Office. 26 December 2016.
  6. Web site: Reveille March 1981 — The Returned and Services League of Australia New South Wales Branch. reveille.dlconsulting.com. 2016-12-26.
  7. Web site: Mrs. Casey Flies Own Plane To Sydney. The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 Sep 1950. Trove. 2016-12-26.
  8. Web site: The 99 News. Jan–Feb 1981. The International Women Pilots Association. 26 December 2016.

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