 She met Jock Hanbury, a member of the Truman, Hanbury, Buxton & Co brewing family (whose hobby was flying), while on a cruise to the West Indies.They were married at St Margaret's, Westminster in 1935 and she was known as Felicity Hanbury; that same year she qualified for her pilot's licence.With war looming, Jock Hanbury joined the auxiliary air force as a fighter pilot, while Felicity, whose lack of solo flying hours prevented her from joining the Air Transport Auxiliary after it was formed in 1940.