ELLIS 'NEE' WILKINS, Mary
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rank: 1/Offstatus: survived
airforce: ATA (no: W56 )
born: 1917-02-02 Chipping Norton United Kingdom
added by: Ian Wegg
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Bio / Text:
Mary Ellis (nee Wilkins) had her first flying lesson in August 1938 and was later trained to fly fighters and bombers. She served as a First Officer in the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) during the Second World War.
Flying over 400 Spitfires and Seafires, Mary achieved an impressive record of aircraft flown and was also Commandant of Sandown Airport for twenty years from 1950.
She married Donald Ellis in 1961.
In February 2017, Mary celebrated her 100th birthday by going for a ride in a Spitfire (and taking the controls).
January 2018, Mary was awarded the Freedom of the Isle of Wight.
Mary passed away on 24th July 2018, aged 101.
Flying over 400 Spitfires and Seafires, Mary achieved an impressive record of aircraft flown and was also Commandant of Sandown Airport for twenty years from 1950.
She married Donald Ellis in 1961.
In February 2017, Mary celebrated her 100th birthday by going for a ride in a Spitfire (and taking the controls).
January 2018, Mary was awarded the Freedom of the Isle of Wight.
Mary passed away on 24th July 2018, aged 101.
Spitfire Art Prints:
Squadrons:
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| Airforce | Sqdrn | Start | Finish |
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Aircraft:
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|---|---|---|
| Serial | Note | Date |
| AR513 | 1942-10-13 | |
| AR516 | 1942-10-13 | |
| BS401 | 1942-10-25 | |
| AD571 | 1942-10-27 | |
| BM120 | 1942-10-28 | |
| BS405 | 1942-10-30 | |
| BS507 | 1942-10-31 | |
| BL583 | 1942-11-02 | |
| MB197 | 1942-11-02 | |
| AR377 | 1942-11-06 | |
| EN123 | 1942-11-06 | |
| W3380 | 1942-11-07 | |
| MB248 | 1942-11-09 | |
| BL674 | 1942-11-16 | |
| ER863 | 1942-11-16 | |
| EN181 | 1942-11-17 | |
| MB249 | 1942-11-17 | |
| R6769 | 1942-11-18 | |
| BM493 | 1942-11-20 | |
| W3759 | 1942-11-21 | |
| ES113 | 1942-11-22 | |
| EN136 | 1942-11-22 | |
| EN126 | 1942-11-22 | |
| EN186 | 1942-11-23 | |
| EE744 | 1942-11-26 | |
| EN197 | 1942-11-29 | |
| EN189 | 1942-11-29 | |
| EN204 | 1942-12-01 | |
| MB260 | 1942-12-02 | |
| P7742 | 1942-12-04 | |
| EN144 | 1942-12-05 | |
| BR656 | Tipped on nose | 1942-12-05 |
| X4499 | 1942-12-06 | |
| MB264 | 1942-12-09 | |
| EP384 | 1942-12-12 | |
| EE747 | 1942-12-12 | |
| MB267 | 1942-12-15 | |
| EN295 | 1942-12-20 | |
| EE752 | 1942-12-20 | |
| EE752 | 15FPP Hit by taxying JG729 Colerne | 1942-12-20 |
| EN155 | 1942-12-22 | |
| EN965 | 1942-12-29 | |
| JF286 | 1943-01-02 | |
| MB304 | 1943-01-09 | |
| X4488 | 1943-01-17 | |
| JF292 | 1943-01-21 | |
| AD320 | 1943-01-21 | |
| AD271 | 1943-01-23 | |
| EN337 | 1943-01-23 | |
| EN478 | 1943-02-18 | |
| BM532 | 1943-02-18 | |
| NM924 | 1943-02-19 | |
| LR633 | 1943-02-19 | |
| EN966 | 1943-02-24 | |
| EF528 | 1943-02-24 | |
| EN480 | 1943-02-25 | |
| EN483 | 1943-02-26 | |
| NM966 | 1943-02-28 | |
| EN491 | 1943-03-01 | |
| NM968 | 1943-03-02 | |
| AB786 | 1943-03-04 | |
| AB367 | 1943-03-06 | |
| EN401 | 1943-03-07 | |
| JF346 | 1943-03-07 | |
| AA932 | 1943-03-12 | |
| JF351 | 1943-03-14 | |
| NM978 | 1943-03-15 | |
| JF354 | 1943-03-17 | |
| BL420 | 1943-03-17 | |
| EN405 | 1943-03-18 | |
| BL846 | 1943-03-18 | |
| BL635 | 1943-03-19 | |
| EN422 | 1943-03-20 | |
| JF360 | 1943-03-22 | |
| EN421 | 1943-03-23 | |
| MB323 | 1943-03-24 | |
| JF395 | 1943-03-26 | |
| BM538 | 1943-03-31 | |
| JF447 | 1943-04-17 | |
| NM946 | 1943-04-18 | |
| NX884 | 1943-04-20 | |
| BM580 | 1943-04-20 | |
| JF453 | 1943-04-21 | |
| NX893 | 1943-04-22 | |
| NX885 | 1943-04-24 | |
| EN410 | 1943-04-29 | |
| JF465 | 1943-05-01 | |
| BM422 | 1943-05-01 | |
| BM302 | 1943-05-02 | |
| BM632 | 1943-05-04 | |
| X4821 | 1943-05-06 | |
| AB271 | 1943-05-06 | |
| EN652 | U/C failed to lower Chattis Hill | 1943-05-28 |
| AD358 | 1943-05-29 | |
| MB149 | 1943-05-30 | |
| JF522 | 1943-05-30 | |
| R7211 | 15FPP Hit Argus EV785 taxying Brize Norton | 1943-05-30 |
| LR687 | 1943-06-04 | |
| JF295 | 1943-06-05 | |
| LR687 | 1943-06-24 | |
| NX986 | 1943-07-02 | |
| JF750 | 1943-07-03 | |
| EP762 | 1943-07-04 | |
| BM587 | 1943-07-04 | |
| MA850 | 1943-07-05 | |
| P8475 | 1943-07-12 | |
| JF777 | 1943-07-20 | |
| P8373 | 1943-07-22 | |
| JF695 | 1943-07-23 | |
| JF694 | 1943-07-24 | |
| JF786 | 1943-07-24 | |
| JF834 | 1943-07-26 | |
| JF290 | 1943-08-04 | |
| JF294 | 1943-08-05 | |
| AR219 | 1943-08-09 | |
| JF882 | 1943-08-11 | |
| MB904 | 1943-08-11 | |
| MB221 | 1943-08-19 | |
| MH924 | 1943-08-22 | |
| JF886 | 1943-08-25 | |
| JG331 | 1943-08-26 | |
| LR735 | 1943-10-01 | |
| MB246 | 1943-10-02 | |
| JG255 | 1943-10-03 | |
| MH822 | 1943-10-03 | |
| JG263 | 1943-10-07 | |
| JG348 | 1943-10-13 | |
| BM113 | 1943-10-16 | |
| W3605 | 1943-10-21 | |
| MB150 | 1943-10-22 | |
| LR711 | 1943-10-22 | |
| JG376 | 1943-10-24 | |
| JG312 | 1943-10-28 | |
| JG542 | 1943-10-30 | |
| JG475 | 1943-11-03 | |
| JG490 | 1943-11-05 | |
| X4936 | 1943-11-30 | |
| EE617 | 1943-11-30 | |
| MD231 | 1943-12-02 | |
| JG479 | 1943-12-02 | |
| JG610 | 1943-12-04 | |
| PA866 | 1943-12-13 | |
| MD230 | 1943-12-13 | |
| LV649 | 1943-12-19 | |
| JG536 | 1943-12-20 | |
| JG529 | 1943-12-22 | |
| LV670 | 1943-12-22 | |
| LV672 | 1943-12-28 | |
| MD123 | 1944-01-01 | |
| LV738 | 1944-01-02 | |
| MD128 | 1944-01-06 | |
| MD215 | 1944-01-08 | |
| LV744 | 1944-01-10 | |
| MD130 | 1944-01-20 | |
| MD273 | 1944-01-20 | |
| JG551 | 1944-01-21 | |
| ER315 | 1944-01-28 | |
| MD279 | 1944-01-28 | |
| PA902 | 1944-01-29 | |
| MD142 | 1944-01-30 | |
| PA905 | 1944-01-30 | |
| MD273 | 1944-01-30 | |
| MD341 | 1944-02-05 | |
| MH871 | 1944-02-05 | |
| MD374 | 1944-02-05 | |
| MD342 | 1944-02-08 | |
| EN898 | 1944-02-14 | |
| MD143 | 1944-02-15 | |
| LR683 | 1944-02-15 | |
| NM986 | 1944-02-16 | |
| MB269 | 1944-02-28 | |
| P8036 | 1944-03-01 | |
| MD301 | 1944-03-11 | |
| MD402 | 1944-03-12 | |
| MK614 | 1944-03-12 | |
| JG659 | 1944-03-12 | |
| MJ684 | 1944-03-14 | |
| MB217 | 1944-03-16 | |
| PA957 | 1944-03-18 | |
| NF520 | 1944-03-18 | |
| JG670 | 1944-03-20 | |
| BS239 | 1944-04-04 | |
| MT518 | 1944-04-06 | |
| NF513 | 1944-04-06 | |
| AR604 | 1944-04-06 | |
| BS348 | 1944-04-10 | |
| PL827 | 1944-05-06 | |
| MT763 | 1944-05-07 | |
| ML421 | 1944-05-07 | |
| MT764 | 1944-05-08 | |
| LR732 | 1944-05-08 | |
| EN609 | 1944-05-09 | |
| NF626 | 1944-05-09 | |
| MA977 | 1944-05-09 | |
| MT660 | 1944-05-10 | |
| MT767 | 1944-05-16 | |
| EN950 | 1944-05-16 | |
| MT765 | 1944-05-18 | |
| ML348 | 1944-05-19 | |
| RM673 | 1944-05-23 | |
| P7832 | 1944-05-23 | |
| P7853 | 1944-05-24 | |
| MT787 | 1944-05-25 | |
| JK280 | 1944-05-25 | |
| RM623 | 1944-05-27 | |
| MT553 | 1944-05-27 | |
| MD189 | 1944-05-27 | |
| RM676 | 1944-05-28 | |
| AR515 | 1944-05-29 | |
| ML323 | 1944-05-29 | |
| X4652 | 1944-06-02 | |
| ML273 | 1944-06-03 | |
| MT708 | 1944-06-05 | |
| BS242 | 1944-06-06 | |
| ML314 | 1944-06-06 | |
| ML323 | 1944-06-07 | |
| ML141 | 1944-06-07 | |
| NH471 | 1944-06-08 | |
| NH205 | 1944-06-10 | |
| MT713 | 1944-06-14 | |
| MT933 | 1944-06-15 | |
| RM728 | 1944-06-19 | |
| MT821 | 1944-06-20 | |
| MT719 | 1944-06-21 | |
| W3249 | 1944-06-21 | |
| RM762 | 1944-06-27 | |
| MJ571 | 1944-06-27 | |
| MT967 | 1944-07-07 | |
| RM737 | 1944-07-08 | |
| MT984 | 1944-07-10 | |
| NN380 | 1944-07-13 | |
| PL248 | 1944-07-13 | |
| MT989 | 1944-07-13 | |
| PL379 | 1944-07-14 | |
| MT994 | 1944-07-16 | |
| BL892 | 1944-07-19 | |
| MV123 | 1944-07-22 | |
| MV129 | 1944-07-29 | |
| RM758 | 1944-07-30 | |
| NH549 | 1944-07-30 | |
| EN562 | 1944-07-31 | |
| NN400 | 1944-08-01 | |
| NN262 | 1944-08-04 | |
| X4648 | 1944-08-13 | |
| RM754 | 1944-08-14 | |
| NN410 | 1944-08-16 | |
| NH211 | 1944-08-16 | |
| MV135 | 1944-08-16 | |
| PT735 | 1944-08-16 | |
| MJ399 | 1944-08-17 | |
| MV141 | 1944-08-20 | |
| NH692 | 1944-08-25 | |
| PT754 | 1944-08-25 | |
| RM787 | 1944-08-26 | |
| RM792 | 1944-08-31 | |
| MV425 | 1944-09-01 | |
| NN289 | 1944-09-05 | |
| MV146 | 1944-09-07 | |
| PT827 | 1944-09-07 | |
| BL892 | 1944-09-11 | |
| MV154 | Currently flying as MT928. Mary Ellis signed this plane after delivering it in 1944 | 1944-09-15 |
| MV154 | 1944-09-15 | |
| RM869 | 1944-10-01 | |
| RM825 | 1944-10-03 | |
| EE623 | 1944-10-03 | |
| RM843 | 1944-10-08 | |
| MJ561 | 1944-10-14 | |
| RM808 | 1944-10-14 | |
| RM879 | 1944-10-15 | |
| ML181 | 1944-10-15 | |
| RM872 | 1944-10-16 | |
| RM878 | 1944-10-17 | |
| MJ794 | 1944-10-27 | |
| MK323 | 1944-10-27 | |
| MV197 | 1944-10-27 | |
| RM820 | 1944-10-28 | |
| MV344 | 1944-10-29 | |
| RM822 | 1944-11-16 | |
| AA836 | 1944-11-20 | |
| SM229 | 1944-11-20 | |
| RM927 | 1944-11-21 | |
| RM866 | 1944-11-21 | |
| PP937 | 1944-11-23 | |
| SM369 | 1944-11-25 | |
| MH529 | 1944-11-26 | |
| RM927 | 1944-11-30 | |
| NN548 | 1944-12-01 | |
| RM942 | 1944-12-02 | |
| NH453 | 1944-12-05 | |
| NN562 | 1944-12-06 | |
| RK888 | 1944-12-06 | |
| NF514 | 1944-12-09 | |
| RM974 | 1944-12-10 | |
| NN513 | 1944-12-11 | |
| PP945 | 1944-12-17 | |
| RM984 | 1944-12-22 | |
| RM972 | 1944-12-31 | |
| PS850 | 1945-01-03 | |
| PT732 | 1945-01-03 | |
| MH423 | 1945-01-04 | |
| PR254 | 1945-01-04 | |
| PM139 | 1945-01-13 | |
| PM139 | 1945-01-13 | |
| MV269 | 1945-01-14 | |
| RM922 | 1945-01-14 | |
| MV269 | 1945-01-14 | |
| RM922 | 1945-01-14 | |
| RN115 | 1945-01-15 | |
| RN115 | 1945-01-15 | |
| RN145 | 1945-01-17 | |
| RN145 | 1945-01-17 | |
| RN160 | 1945-01-21 | |
| RN160 | 1945-01-21 | |
| MV287 | 1945-02-01 | |
| RN157 | 1945-02-03 | |
| BS453 | 1945-02-03 | |
| RN186 | 1945-02-04 | |
| RN190 | 1945-02-05 | |
| NN613 | 1945-02-09 | |
| RN122 | 1945-02-09 | |
| MV294 | 1945-02-13 | |
| RN203 | 1945-02-14 | |
| RN201 | 1945-02-20 | |
| RM873 | 1945-02-20 | |
| RN214 | 1945-02-24 | |
| RN206 | 15FPP tailwheel failed to lower Cosford | 1945-02-25 |
| RN206 | 1945-02-25 | |
| TB630 | 1945-02-25 | |
| PS867 | 1945-03-01 | |
| NH792 | 1945-03-05 | |
| NH640 | 1945-03-07 | |
| SM838 | 1945-03-15 | |
| NH642 | 1945-03-16 | |
| NH808 | 1945-03-18 | |
| SM836 | 1945-03-18 | |
| RM616 | 1945-03-20 | |
| SM882 | 1945-03-21 | |
| R7308 | 1945-03-23 | |
| NH649 | 1945-03-24 | |
| NH836 | 1945-03-29 | |
| TD280 | 1945-03-29 | |
| MV351 | 1945-03-31 | |
| SM825 | 1945-04-02 | |
| NH901 | 1945-04-03 | |
| TD190 | 1945-04-06 | |
| MV352 | 1945-04-08 | |
| NH844 | 1945-04-16 | |
| SR479 | 1945-04-16 | |
| TD299 | 1945-04-21 | |
| NH912 | 1945-04-22 | |
| NH696 | 1945-04-23 | |
| PS908 | 1945-04-24 | |
| RM931 | 1945-04-30 | |
| TE187 | 1945-05-01 | |
| NH921 | 1945-05-02 | |
| MV290 | 1945-05-03 | |
| NH868 | 1945-05-03 | |
| NH859 | 1945-05-04 | |
| TP237 | 1945-05-22 | |
| MA970 | 1945-05-28 | |
| PM505 | 1945-06-01 | |
| PR307 | 1945-07-02 | |
| PT404 | 1945-07-02 | |
| TP399 | 1945-07-27 | |
| PK315 | 1945-07-27 | |
| PR405 | 1945-07-31 | |
| PR362 | 1945-08-01 | |
| TP433 | 1945-08-09 | |
| PM636 | 1945-12-03 | |
| SP327 | 1945-12-30 | |
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