page_title: Diana Barnato Walker
hierarchical_section_title: Diana Barnato Walker
caption_attribution_description: English: Diana Barnato Walker in the pilots seat of an Airspeed Oxford serving with the Air Transport Auxillary
context_page_description: Diana Barnato Walker MBE FRAeS was a pioneering English aviator. In World War II, she became one of the first women pilots of the Air Transport Auxiliary, flying 80 types of aircraft and delivering 260 Spitfires. In 1963, she became the first British woman to break the sound barrier, flying at Mach 1.6, which also represented a world air speed record for women.
context_section_description: Diana Barnato Walker MBE FRAeS (15 January 1918 – 28 April 2008) was a pioneering English aviator. In World War II, she became one of the first women pilots of the Air Transport Auxiliary, flying 80 types of aircraft and delivering 260 Spitfires. In 1963, she became the first British woman to break the sound barrier, flying at Mach 1.6, which also represented a world air speed record for women.
caption: Barnato Walker at the controls of an Airspeed Oxford
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