Background
Howard grew up in Minster-in-Sheppey on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England, and was educated at Sheppey Technical High School.
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Patricia Howard
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Career
She joined the WRAF as an air traffic control assistant, but later qualified as an Air Quartermaster (later changed to Air Loadmaster) with the rank of Sergeant. She served with Number.10 Squadron at Royal Air Force Brize Norton (acquiring 5,497 flying hours on the Vickers VC10), Number. 511 Squadron (acquiring 616 flying hours on the Bristol Britannia), the Queen"s Flight (acquiring 15 hours on the Hawker Siddeley Andover C Mk II), and Number.
216 Squadron (acquiring 179 flying hours).
On 21 February 1974, six years after she qualified as aircrew and at the age of 26, Howard was commissioned as a Flying Officer from the Officer Cadet Training Unit at Royal Air Force Henlow. She was promoted Flight Lieutenant on 21 February 1976.
