Bridget was 12 when the Air Cadets came to her school. She’d never been on an aircraft until she joined and went flying with them. “I was in awe of the whole experience and became addicted. I loved the idea you could escape from everything on the ground!” she says.
With sponsorship from the Royal Air Force, she achieved her private pilot’s licence and later had the chance to instruct air cadets with the RAF Reserves.