Molly Daphne Rose, OBE, DL, JP (née Marshall; 26 November 1920 – 16 October 2016) was a British aviator who flew for the Air Transport Auxiliary in World War II and later served as a magistrate in Oxfordshire.
Her mother, Maude, died in 1930 when Molly was ten years old and she and Brenda were, to all intents and purposes, brought up by their older sister Vi.
On returning from Paris Molly's father suggested she became an apprentice engineer and she worked in the hangars of the family business until called up by the Air Transport Auxiliary.
[2][3] In 2018 the Molly Rose Trophy was created and is awarded each year to the winner of the armed forces women's rugby match held at Twickenham.
Entitled Attagirls it was published in August 2021 see https://www.aetheris.co.uk/ Additionally Paul Olavesen-Stabb also decided to launch the Molly Rose Pilot Scholarship, which offers a fully funded training package up to Private Pilot Licence level.
Over 40 applications were received from young women from all backgrounds and the successful candidate will be trained at the Cambridge Aero Club in the summer of 2022.
Molly recorded her lifetime experiences for the Imperial War Museum and these can be heard by going to https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80009749