[see also Yvonne Wheatley, her elder sister, also an ATA pilot] Father: Arthur Victor Gough, a professional footballer turned hairdresser, mother Doris Irene Alexandra (Herbert] Ed. Stratton School, Cirencester Grammar School prev: Cashier, Lloyds Bank, Cirencester Address in 1943: Galba Villas, Prospect Place, Cirencester Postings: 5TFPP, 15FPP, 12FPP, 7FPP Ab initio Trainee One accident: - 3 Feb 1945, forced landing after she discovered that the hood of her Spitfire Vb EP661 had "been blown away", reason unknown Class III pilot Gained her Royal Aero Club Pilot's Certificate (No 20586) as part of the ATA's 'Wings' scheme on 29 Sep 1945 m. 1945 in London, F/O Jiri Hartman DFC, formerly Cmdr, 'A' Flight, 310 (Czech) Sqn, RAF Joy and Jiri moved to Prague, but had to flee back to the UK in 1948 after the coup d'etat.
m. Jun 1971 in Warwickshire, Charles James Lofthouse, who had been an RAF Lancaster pilot and PoW in WWII (d. 2002) She became a Special Needs Teacher
Joy (2nd from right) at the unveiling of the ATA Memorial in Hamble-le-Rice, 2010 d. 15 Nov 2017
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