Ladys on Two Wheels WWII

[bornagainbiker]

The Female Dispatch Motorcycle Riders Of World War II | Motorcyclist

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By 1940, all of the British navy’s dispatch riders were women, sending men previously tasked with the job to battle the Reich on the front.

 

[TheAbhartach]

That's a great read, thanks for sharing. These ladies were certifiable badasses:

"Heroism was not uncommon. On April 22, 1941, while carrying an urgent message to a command post at the Devonport, Plymouth, shipyards, an important port for the Allies due to its proximity to France’s Normandy coast, Wren Pamela McGeorge was caught in a bombing raid and blown off her bike. McGeorge’s motorcycle lay in gnarled pieces, but even as Luftwaffe munitions continued to explode around her, she ran the remaining half-mile to deliver her dispatch. Immediately after, she volunteered to go out again. For her bravery, McGeorge received the British Empire Medal."