女性（の） Spitfire 操縦する who flew the 計画（する）s from factories to the 前線 lines and was celebrated as 'a lovely lady and a 追跡する-blazer for all women' has died 老年の 94

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A 女性（の） war 退役軍人 who was believed to be the last 生き残るing 女性（の） Spitfire 操縦する from World War II has died 老年の 94.

Joy Lofthouse, who also flew?ハリケーンs, was one of only 164 women who were 許すd into the 空気／公表する 輸送（する） Auxiliary.

The small group of 女性（の） 操縦するs dubbed the 'Attagirls' were based at White Waltham in Berkshire and were trained to 飛行機で行く 38 types of 航空機 between factories and 軍の 離着陸場s across the country.?

Joy Lofthouse, who also flew ハリケーンs, was one of only 164 women who were 許すd into the 空気／公表する 輸送（する） Auxiliary during World War Two

Joy Lofthouse, who also flew ハリケーンs, was one of only 164 women who were 許すd into the 空気／公表する 輸送（する） Auxiliary during World War Two. She is pictured?(standing third from left) by a Spitfire at Sheborne-in-Elmet 近づく 物陰／風下d

Two years ago, she was given the chance to 飛行機で行く again in a two-seater Spitfire - taking the 支配（する）／統制するs after take-off - and 宣言するd that 操縦するing the famous 戦う／戦い of Britain 闘士，戦闘機 again was the 'ultimate thrill' (above)

Tweeting today, former トルネード，竜巻 RAF 操縦する John Nichol, who was 発射 負かす／撃墜する and 逮捕（する）d in Iraq during the 湾 War in 1991, said: 'Very very sad to hear that WW2 操縦する and Spitfire lady Joy Lofthouse has died. She was a remarkable woman, a lovely lady and a 追跡する-blazer for all women.'

Two years ago, she was given the chance to 飛行機で行く again in a two-seater Spitfire - taking the 支配（する）／統制するs after take-off - as part of a?BBC 文書の 指名するd Spitfire Women.

She 宣言するd that 操縦するing the famous 戦う／戦い of Britain 闘士，戦闘機 again was the 'ultimate thrill'.

In a BBC intervie w before take-off she said: 'I feel excited but aware of my age so hoping that things go ok, I'm not as 確信して as I was when I used to 飛行機で行く them alone when I was young. The Spitfire is such a wonderful 計画（する）. It's the nearest thing to having wings of your own and 飛行機で行くing.'?

She 追加するd that the only difference from when she had flown the 計画（する） 70 years ago was the use of 無線で通信する.

When she used to 飛行機で行く there was 完全にする silence after take off with no 無線で通信する 接触する with people on the ground.

In a BBC interview before take-off she said: 'I feel excited but aware of my age so hoping that things go ok, I'm not as 確信して as I was when I used to 飛行機で行く them alone when I was young. The Spitfire is such a wonderful 計画（する）. It's the nearest thing to having wings of your own and 飛行機で行くing'

She 追加するd that the only difference from when she had flown the 計画（する） 70 years ago was the use of 無線で通信する. When she used to 飛行機で行く there was 完全にする silence after take off with no 無線で通信する 接触する with people on the ground

She is pictured in the second seat behind the 操縦する and looked ecstatic at the 適切な時期 to 飛行機で行く again at the Boultbee Flight 学院 in Chichester

After the war Ms Lofthouse, now a 未亡人, married and became a teacher.

Her older sister, Yvonne MacDonald, had also been a 操縦する in the ATA. The pair 調印するd up in 1943 after spotting an advert in a 飛行機で行くing magazine.

Talking about her 戦時 experiences, Ms Lofthouse, from Cirencester in Gloucestershire, 以前 said: 'Once 受託するd we were 扱う／治療するd no 異なって from the men - except we weren't 許すd to 飛行機で行く in 戦闘.

'When the war broke out all our boyfriends would talk about was 飛行機で行くing so when I saw the advert I decided to 適用する. Once I was there was no sex 差別 - I don't think those words had been invented 支援する then.

'It really was the best 職業 to have during the war because it was exciting, and we could help the war 成果／努力. In many ways we were trailblazers for 女性（の） 操縦するs in the RAF.'

Her older sister, Yvonne MacDonald, had also been a 操縦する in the ATA. The pair 調印するd up in 1943 after spotting an advert in a 飛行機で行くing magazine (Ms Lofthouse is pictured)

The 'Attagirls' of the ATA, pictured in the Forties, were not 許すd to 飛行機で行く in 戦闘 but their 役割 was not without danger as they had to 輸送（する） 計画（する）s in 背信の 天候

They often had to 飛行機で行く in challenging 天候 条件s - which cost the lives of some experienced 女性（の） 操縦するs 含むing Amy Johnson, who had become famous for setting world 記録，記録的な／記録するs for 飛行機で行くing long-distances, but died in 1941 after baling out in cloud over the Thames estuary.?

She once said: 'The 天候 was our biggest enemy. There were a couple of times when I thought I'd lost one of my nine lives.'?

Last year, she received a 抱擁する and emotional ovation when she arrived at Wimble don to watch Andy Murray play on the Centre 法廷，裁判所.?