Much has been written about the ATA in WWII and the part played by women aviators including Joan Hughes who was one of the intial group of 8 women;
The information I have collected is as follows:
Article in Family History Monthly, Edition 69 2001
Article, "Those Daring Young Women - Female Aviators 1785-1945"
BBC Broadcast April 2018 about RAF100
Article in the Loughton and District Historical Society Newsletter
Edition 220 February/March 2019
"Article, Joan Hughes Loughton's ATA Pilot"
Extracts from book Spitfire Girl by Mary Ellis
"Article,Joan Hughes Stirling Girl"
Family Visits to Loughton
Progress Report
Colin Bower
1 December 2022