Theo is a female pilot Maddie meets after her first flight for the ATA. She’s also the sister (and the spitting image) of a male pilot Maddie knew at her previous post. Theo is the first to tell Maddie about Special Duties and insinuate that those are the planes and pilots headed to France.
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Part 1: Ormaie 17.XI.43 JB-S
...just like a shot-down male pilot Maddie knew at Maidsend. The girl introduced herself as Theo, the dead pilot’s brother. Theo noted that the boys always gave the girls the Lysanders,...
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Theo then noted that Lysanders were great to land—they didn’t need much runway—and then showed Maddie...
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