The Story of Sheila Scott The first Jersey Aero Club Rally had been in 1954 and only 7 years later in 1961 was well known in Europe. That year 1961 a guest of honour was Sheila Scott, who already by that time was becoming well known worldwide as a solo long-distance aviator. The rally of May 1961 saw Sheila arrive in her DH82 Thruxton Jackaroo G-APAM, she had named it “Myth”, her arrival as it turned out caused something of a stir.   Sheila Scott 1961 Jersey Air Rally DH82 G-APAM during conversion to Thruxton Jackaroo It gets very hot behind a Gypsy Major engine so Sheila had slipped off her shirt and shoes in flight thinking she would have plenty of time to get it on again after landing, and before anyone saw her. Sheila had forgotten however that an ancient biplane landing always draws a crowd. She had just managed to pull the shirt over her shoulders when the door was opened by a photographer!   As it was, she still looked dishevelled but the v...