Molly Allott
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Air Commodore
Molly G. Allott (born 28 December 1918, Wortley
, Yorkshire
) was Director of the Women's Royal Air Force
from 1973 until 1976. She is the first woman in the RAF Supply Branch to have been promoted to the rank of Air Commodore.
Air Commodore
Air commodore is an air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
Molly G. Allott (born 28 December 1918, Wortley
Wortley
Wortley could refer to:Places*Wortley, South Yorkshire**Wortley railway station**Wortley Hall**Wortley Rural District*Wortley, West Yorkshire - district of LeedsPeople*Alexander Wortley , English naval veteran eccentric...
, Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
) was Director of the Women's Royal Air Force
Women's Royal Air Force
The Women's Royal Air Force was a women's branch of the Royal Air Force which existed in two separate incarnations.The first WRAF was an auxiliary organization of the Royal Air Force which was founded in 1918. The original intent of the WRAF was to provide female mechanics in order to free up men...
from 1973 until 1976. She is the first woman in the RAF Supply Branch to have been promoted to the rank of Air Commodore.