10 Facts About Rosemary Rees

Rosemary Rees MBE was a British aviator who worked for the Air Transport Auxiliary.

Rosemary Rees was second in command to Margot Gore at Hamble from the 29th September 1941 when the site became an all-women ATA ferry pool.

Rosemary Rees's older brother Richard Rees was a British diplomat, writer and painter.

Rosemary Rees then began dancing and performing in revue around the world including Ceylon, China and America.

Rosemary Rees visited European air-rallies with her Miles Hawk aircraft.

Rosemary Rees had over 600 hours before she joined the Air Transport Auxiliary and already had her instructors licence which she had achieved in 1938.

Rosemary Rees joined the ATA on New Years Day 1940, one of the ATA's first eight female pilots alongside Joan Hughes, Margaret Cunnison, Mona Friedlander, Gabrielle Patterson, Marion Wilberforce, Margaret Fairweather, and Winifred Crossley Fair, under the command of Pauline Gower.

Rosemary Rees was one of the few ATA pilots that received a MBE.

Rosemary Rees moved to live with him in Parkham, Devon, where she became involved in politics, eventually becoming chairman of the Bideford area Conservative Association.

Rosemary Rees died at Little Bocombe, Parkham, on 8 March 1994, aged ninety-two.