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Britain's first transgender RAF pilot thanks colleagues for accepting her decision to become a woman

 Happy: Ayla Holdom says she couldn't have hoped for a better reaction from her colleagues

The UK's first transgender military pilot has spoken out - to praise her colleagues for their "exemplary" attitude towards her transformation.

Ayla Holdom, 34, is a search-and-rescue pilot and a decorated RAF officer, who changed from a man to a woman.

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