Father Harry M. Glass, 9, Whitehall, London SW1. Educated 'privately'. A well-known pre-war racing aviator; prev. exp. 523 hrs on Avro Cadet, D.H. Moth, and B.A. Eagle, in "Egypt, Italy, France, Hungary, Germany, and the North African Coast." Mabel, her sister Sheila and their pet tortoise, at the Tynwald Air Race in 1938 (they were disqualified for making a wrong turn at the start.) And their pet tortoise's name was George. Owned 1931 D.H. 60G Moth G-ABOE, then 1934 B.A. Eagle G-ACPU. prev. a WAAF, A/C/W 2 from 22 Sep 1939 Address in 1940: 'Arnlui', Cranley Rd, Guildford She answered the question on her ATA application form "Are you prepared to serve?" with "Very much so!" Postings: 15FPP, 6FPP, 5FPP, 16FPP, 12FPP "F/O Glass is a very good pilot and exceptionally keen. She has worked hard and conscientously but is inclined to lack imagination when flying. Her tendency to push through very bad weather has now been checked." "A very keen strong pilot. No work is too much for her." However, she was reprimanded twice for taxying without due care; once when her Anson hit a parked Spitfire after skidding on a wet runway, and then when her Hudson ground-looped and sustained damage to its port rudder, flap and aileron. On the second occasion she was docked 3 days pay. Post-WWII, Mabel, Sheila and their mother settled in Kwazulu Natal, South Africa.
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Mabel continued to compete in aviation races until her death. d. 4th Nov 1967 - Westville, Durban, South Africa.
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c.1953, holding the President's Cup of the Zululand Flying Club
