PETTICOAT PILOTS Volume 1

We're delighted to make available Michael Traynor's outstanding biographies telling of the achievements of Irish Female Aviators between 1909-1939. These two landmark volumes, with a foreword by President Michael D Higgins, are a significant addition to the history of Aviation in Ireland.
 
From gentle flights by balloon to high-speed adrenaline-packed air races, the women in these two volumes did it all. They competed in flying competitions throughout Europe, Africa and America. They grabbed newspaper headlines when they completed long-distance solo endurance flights. They established world records in other aviation spheres. They were honoured with titles. Their backgrounds ranged from poverty to aristocracy but they associated and mingled with royals, nobles and socialites in the aviation heyday of the 1920s and 2930s.
 
Sadly, however, history has largely forgotten these women. These two books give them their rightful place among Irish achievers of the early twentieth  century. Volume 1 tells the story of Violet Lambart, Lilian Bland, Sophie Pierce, Sicele O'Brien and Mary Westenra.
 
Priced at €35.00 each these volumes are excellent value. In addition, when both volumes are purchased together, we refund €10.00 of the combined purchase price.