One of the last surviving female World War II pilots has died at the age of 101.
British woman Mary Ellis delivered Spitfires and bombers during the war as a member of the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA).
She flew more than 1000 aircraft during the conflict before moving to the Isle of Wight to manage Sandown airport from 1950 to 1970.
In 1961, she married fellow pilot Don Ellis, who she lived with by the runway of the airport until his death in 2009.
She joined the ATA in 1941 after hearing a radio advertisement and flew more than 400 spitfires and 47 Wellington Bombers during World War II.
Earlier this year, she was given the freedom of the Isle of Wight after being described by council leader Dave Stewart as a "national, international and island heroine".
Leading tributes, the head of the RAF, Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Hillier, tweeted: "Another terrible loss. Mary Ellis, pioneering female aviator, Air Transport Auxiliary veteran, an inspiration to generations.
"I'll always remember her proudly reminding us at RAF100 events that she was older than the RAF itself! RIP Mary."
