Kate Orchard: rose to the rank of Warrant Officer First Class – rarely achieved by women in an operational role, either in India or the UK - Anthony Upton ​Kate Orchard, who has died ...

One of the last surviving members of a legendary unit of female aircraft plotters who identified enemy targets in World War II has taken to the skies in a glider – aged 99. Decorated veteran Kate ...

18:48, Tue, Apr 8, 2025 Updated: 19:00, Tue, Apr 8, 2025 Heartfelt tributes have started to flood in after a Royal Air Force(RAF) heroine, who helped defeat the Nazis, died at 102-years-old. The ...

A Royal Air Force veteran from Cornwall has died aged 102, her family has said. Kate Orchard from Camborne joined the Women's Auxiliary Corps in India in 1942 and worked alongside both the RAF and the ...

One of the last surviving members of a legendary unit of female aircraft plotters who identified enemy targets in World War II has taken to the skies in a glider — at age 99. Decorated veteran Kate ...

Her roles included plotting aircraft targets and sending signals to the air warning systems during 24-hour watches. And aged 99, Kate took to the skies in a glider to raise money for the Help for ...

Heartfelt tributes have started to flood in after a Royal Air Force(RAF) heroine, who helped defeat the Nazis, died at 102-years-old. The "inspirational" Kate Orchard, who lived in Camborne, Cornwall, ...