Amy Johnson

"Pauline Gower and been a "joy ride" pilot through the 1930's, running a pleasure trip business for the general public on a field next to a major highway in Kent. With the sign, "fly now - first left", she and her partner had started one of the earliest all-woman commercial flight businesses. As war approached, and with 2,000 hours flying time and 33,000 passengers under her belt, Pauline looked for an opportunity to contribute to the war effort with her kinds of skills."

"After conducting its own investigation of the attack, the USFSA concluded that Harding knew of the attack before it happened, stripped Harding's 1994 title and banned her for life from participating in sanctioned events and becoming a sanctioned coach. Although the USFSA has no control over professional skating events, Harding was also persona non grata on the pro circuit because few skaters and promoters would work with her. So, while pro skating enjoyed a tremendous boom in popularity as a consequence of the scandal, Harding played no part in it."