Jackie Moggridge (born Dolores Theresa Sorour; 1 March 1922 – 7 January 2004) was a pioneering pilot, the first woman to do a parachute jump in South Africa and the first female airline captain of scheduled passenger services.

[3] Moggridge went on to gain her commercial pilot's licence in the 1950s, and ferried Spitfires from Cyprus to Rangoon, to the Indian Air Force and to Burma, before looking for more flying opportunities.

In 1957 she worked for LEC Refrigeration, co-piloting demonstration versions of their fridges to South Africa for potential customers to view, a trip of 15,000 miles.

The RAF Jackie Moggridge Spitfire Award was presented by Princess Anne at Cranwell College to an Engineer or Aircrew Graduate who has shown outstanding potential.

Jackie Moggridge wrote a book about her experiences, originally published in 1957 as Woman pilot, now republished as Spitfire Girl – My Life in the Sky (Head of Zeus).

[4][5][6][7][8][9] Her daughter Candy Adkins gives talks in schools and societies on Jackie Moggridge's life during WW2 and beyond to ensure that pioneering women who were airbrushed out of the history books are not forgotten, and to inspire girls into aviation.