168 women, among them recruits from the US and Australia, served in the Air Transport Auxiliary during World War II which ended 70 years ago this Saturday with the surrender of Japanese forces.
![Chippers in a Shipyard [Shipbuilding. Three Women Working], 1942](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/79/7f/ae/797fae6125c42322f73ef4eb4e041b03.jpg)
