Plaque

Barbara Harmer

Erection date: 2020

Inscription

In this house was born Barbara Harmer (1953 - 2011) first woman supersonic airline pilot.
Loughton Town Council, 2020

Site: Barbara Harmer + Oriolet Hospital and Dr Oldfield (2 memorials)

IG10, Staples Road, 91

The plaque is on the site of the hospital's open-air ward block.

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Barbara Harmer

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Barbara Harmer

The first qualified female supersonic pilot and the first to fly Concorde. B...

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Barbara Harmer

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Loughton Town Council

An Urban District Council from 1900 to 1933. It became part of Chigwell Urban...

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Barbara Harmer

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Oriolet Hospital and Dr Oldfield

Oriolet Hospital and Dr Oldfield

The site of the Oriolet Fruitarian Hospital (1895 - 1903) and its director Dr...

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