First female wireless/radio operator sent by Britain into occupied France in WWII.
On the night of June 16, 1943, Noor Inayat Khan was transported from the UK to Nazi-occupied France, where she became the first female wireless operator sent by Britain. Her role was critical in maintaining communication links between the British government and the French Resistance. This was a formidable task given the constant threat of detection by the Gestapo. Noor's courage in undertaking such a dangerous mission was pioneering in asserting the roles women could take in espionage and warfare.