 These women pilots were initially restricted to non-combat types of aircraft (trainers and transports), but they were eventually permitted to fly virtually every type flown by the RAF and the Fleet Air Arm, including the four-engined heavy bombers, but excluding the largest flying boats.Hurricanes were first flown by women pilots on 19 July 1941, and Spitfires in August 1941.One of the many notable achievements of these women is that they received the same pay as men of equal rank in the ATA, starting in 1943.