Extract from Scottish Parliament debate on Centenary of Women in the British Armed Forces - Jan 18
Friday, 19 January 2018 07:56
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Michelle Ballantyne (South Scotland) (Con):...In the early
noughties, I received a message from a friend who was a Tornado
pilot stationed in the Falklands. The message went something
like this: "The world has turned on its axis. I am standing here in
an apron with all my male colleagues preparing afternoon tea for
the local people while the skies are being patrolled by an
all-female aircrew." I think that that was a first at the time, and
it certainly changed the...Request free
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