The Wing Commander — Ellen Margret

Even as a child Pru adored Varian Verney, but he thought her an irritating little chit, and did not hesitate to tell her so. She bet him half-a-crown she would one day make it as a pilot but his response was to call her a gormless brat. When she rescued him from occupied France during World War Two, he knew he would have to pay up, but he did more than that. He fell head over heels in love with the beautiful Ferry Pilot.