Flight mechanics of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force undergo maintenance work on an aircraft radial engine at Technical Training Command as part of...World War Two: Home Front Women's Auxiliary Air Force 1941Mechanic, Photography, Flying
Members of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force line up for inspection at their London headquarters, England. The corps was formed to assist the British...WAAF Eyes RightWomen, UK, World War II
Members of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force on duty at an RAF station in England, loading stores into the back of a truck.WAAF WorkUK, World War II, Women
An RAF Instructor oversees trainee Flight mechanics of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force undergo instruction on maintenance on the wing struts and...World War Two: Home Front Women's Auxiliary Air Force 1941Photography, Engineering, Military
Royal Air Force Fighter Command, 1939-1945, General view of the Operations Room at No. 10 Group Headquarters, Rudloe Manor , Wiltshire, showing WAAF...Royal Air Force Fighter Command, 1939-1945RAF, World War II
Members of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force at work repairing damaged anti aircraft defence barrage balloons on 26th February 1940 at an unknown...Women's Auxiliary Air ForceUK, Women, World War II
Flight mechanics of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force undergo maintenance work on an aircraft radial engine at Technical Training Command as part of...World War Two: Women's Auxiliary Air Force 1941World War II, Mechanic, Flying
Three British soldiers on furlough from Iceland during World War II cross Trafalgar Square arm-in-arm with two WAAFs, two Land Army women and an ATS...Home From IcelandLand Army
Air Vice-Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory inspects members of the WAAF at a Fighter Command station during World War II, 31st March 1940.WAAF InspectionWorld War II
Instrument repairers with aerial cameras on which they work. On left a F24 which can take 5 x 5 exposures either manually or automatically. The other...Aerial CamerasWorld War II, Archival, Women
Two female flight mechanics in the WAAF make the final adjustments to an Oxford training plane. Mechanics like these women, who assemble and service...Allowed To FlyMechanic, Flying, 1940-1949
The 'ops' room at the secret operational headquarters at Uxbridge RAF station, from where the Battle of Britain was conducted, is now the control...Ops RoomControl Room, Air Force, World War II
Queen Elizabeth , Queen Consort to King George VI inspecting Women's Auxiliary Air Force troops.Troop InspectionQueen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, World War II
Control officer watches WAAFs plotting the course of fly past planes at Uxbridge RAF Station, as part of the celebrations for the Battle of Britain...Operations RoomWorld War II
Leading Aircraftwoman Freda Pocock at work in the Stills Department of the RAF Film Production Unit at RAF Iver Heath, Pinewood Studios,...Raf Iver Heath
Women At War 1939 - 1945, Womens Auxiliary Air Force: WAAF personnel on an RAF glider station in Britain repair and pack coloured parachutes for use...Women At War 1939 - 1945World War II, Colors
Royal Air Force Fighter Command, 1939-1945, WAAF telephone operators in the Sector 'G' Operations Room at Duxford, Cambridgeshire, receiving reports...Royal Air Force Fighter Command, 1939-1945
Fighter Station showing the Women's Auxiliary Air Force: Leading Aircraftwomen R.Davie , M. Kidson , J. Wylie , Scotland, 1944.Women Of The WAAF: Plotters In The Operations Room
Flight mechanics of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force undergo maintenance work on the Bristol Hercules radial engines of a Technical Training Command...Women's Auxiliary Air ForceMechanic, Only Women, Women
Far right, American pilot Jacqueline Cochran talks to members of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force at work on a Hawker Hurricane MkIIb fighter aircraft...Jacqueline CochranWomen, Pilot, Jacqueline Cochran
Life in the W.A.A.F.', 1940. From Life in the W.A.A.F., booklet on the Women's Auxiliary Air Force , in Tuck's Better Little Book series. The WAAF,...Life In The WAAF
Wearing parachutes, four members of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force pose by a British warplane, circa 1943.W.A.A.FsWorld War II, War
Some of WAAF personnel who have received the intricate instruction necessary to take on the job of flight-mechanic for engineering and air frames,...WAAF Mechanics
An RAF worker loading bombs in preparation for Britain's almost nightly attacks on the industries of the German Reich. A WAAF member has chalked 'On...Bomb LoadingWorld War II
Female pilot of the Air Transport Auxiliary , responsible for ferrying back-up supplies and new aircraft from factory sites to their service...ATA Pilot And BomberAir Vehicle, Air Force, World War II
Two WAAF flight mechanics tackle an intricate mechanical job on the engine of a plane.Flight MechanicsWorld War II
Corset designed with pockets for members of the ATS and WAAF at their request. Their uniform only has pockets in the jackets so when these are...Where's My Change ?World War II
Two Women's Auxiliary Air Force groundcrew on a Fordson Model N tractor with attached petrol bowser refuel a 2 seat Fairey Battle single-engine...World War Two: Home Front Women's Auxiliary Air Force 1941World War II, Tractor
Women's Auxiliary Air Force officer in overalls as she uses a spray gun to apply paint to the underside of an aircraft, United Kingdom, circa 1942....World War II - Women's Auxiliary Air ForceWorld War II
British Women's Auxiliary Air Force. Two women loading a gun. Female auxiliary division of Royal Air Force. British postcard series, No. 9.World War 2: British Women's Auxiliary Air ForceWorld War II
Balloon Site, Coventry, a barrage balloon being hoisted into position by WAAF women in blue overalls. Coventry is visible in thebackground, circa...A Balloon Site, CoventryWorld War II
Equipment assistants check equipment on vessels of the Air/Sea Rescue Service before the boats are handed over for operational duties, Britain, 1942.WAAF Personnel Check Rescue Boat, Britain, 1942
Nurses of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force: Leading Aircraftwoman Myra Roberts , Corporal Lydia Alford and Leading Aircraftwoman Edna Birbeck on...Women Of The WAAF: Nurses
WAAFs feeding pigs, WWII. During the war the WAAFs helped with the running of many farms in Britain. This picture shows a group in uniform, feeding...WAAFs feeding pigs, WWII
Women operating a switchboard, 15 December 1942. 'Communications, vitally important at US Fighter Command HQs, are in the hands of the WAAF '.Women operating a switchboard, 15 December 1942
Women's Auxiliary Air Force technician uses an oxy acetylene torch to spot weld a repair to an engine part on 5th April 1943 at an RAF Maintenance...Women's Auxiliary Air ForceWorld War II
Young woman tries on her uniform as a WAAF, a member of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force during World War II, UK, June 1941.WAAF WomenWorld War II
Woman of the WAAF handling a barrage balloon, 1943. The WAAF takes over. The handling of barrage balloon requires skill, team-work and considerable...Woman Of The Waaf Handling A Barrage Balloon
American aviator Jacqueline Cochran visits an RAF fighter station in the UK as a guest of the WAAF , 1941. She was the first woman to fly a bomber...Jacqueline CochranJacqueline Cochran
Wing Commander Peter Cundy, DSO, DFC, AFC of the RAF Coastal Command with his bride, Section Officer Sheila M. Frost, WAAF, after their wedding at...Peter Cundy
Senior officers of the Army, ATS, RAF and WAAF assemble at a Provost Conference in the South-Eastern Command, UK, during World War II, 6th January...Provost Conference
British actor Davy Burnaby trains the ballet corps for a production of the Christmas pantomime 'Aladdin', as performed by members of the WAAF and RAF...Davy Burnaby
'Church parade', 1941. Women of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force marching. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majesty's Stationery Office,...Church ParadeWar
'Packing', 1941. Women of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force working on a barrage balloon. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majesty's Stationery...PackingWomen
'March past', 1941. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1941]Artist Cecil Beaton.March PastWar, Marching
'Church parade', 1941. Women of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force marching. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majesty's Stationery Office,...Church ParadeWar
'The cord', 1941. Women of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force working on a barrage balloon. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majesty's...The CordWar
'The web ', 1941. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1941]Artist Cecil Beaton.The Web (Waafs Working On A Balloon)War
Air Vice-Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory inspects members of the WAAF at a Fighter Command station during World War II, 31st March 1940. With him...WAAF InspectionRAF, Officer - Military Rank
Air Vice-Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory inspects members of the WAAF at a Fighter Command station during World War II, 31st March 1940.WAAF Inspection
Air Commandant Felicity Hanbury, later Peake , the new director of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force , at her desk at Adastral House, Kingsway, London,...Air Commandant Felicity Hanbury
Group Officer Felicity Hanbury, later Peake , the new director of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force , 12th October 1946. She takes over the role from...Group Officer Felicity Hanbury
Elizabeth Bather , formerly an officer of the WAAF, and the new Chief Inspector of the Metropolitan Women's Police Force, 1st January 1946.Elizabeth Bather
Section Officer Daphne Pearson of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force with her George Cross after her investiture by King George VI at Buckingham Palace,...Pearson With George Cross
Section Officer Daphne Pearson of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force interviews applicants for jobs drivers of RAF staff cars, 21st January 1941....Pearson Interviews Drivers
World War II, 15th June 1944, England, Press Information during the D-Day Invasion of France, The list of accredited correspondents are checked by...World War II. 15th June 1944. England. Press Information during the D-Day Invasion of France. The list of accredited correspondents are checked by Junior Commander JH Begg (standing) and two WAAF and CWAC Information Room assistants.
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!['The web ', 1941. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1941]Artist Cecil Beaton.](https://media.gettyimages.com/id/918917034/photo/the-web-1941-from-air-of-glory-by-cecil-beaton-his-majestys-stationery-office-london.jpg?s=612x612&w=gi&k=20&c=cxlWaSUqxvpAEGgDxVajvmI3ahCVx_-PI-xra3sjJQ0=)
