Waaf Collection

Stage Door Canteen, 201 Piccadilly, Central London. Masses of rubbish have to be cleared out before alterations for the Club can be carried out

Members of a Womens Auxiliary Air Force (WaF) marching band in North West England during the Second World War. 23rd July 1942

Over a thousand members of the Womens Auxiliary Air Force (WaF) are now in India working alongside the RAF in South East Asia Command

Throughout the hours of darkness, WaF Flight mechanics are on duty servicing aircraft used for night training of pilots at a Flying Training Command Station in Scotland

Several Women Auxiliary Air Force (WaF) officers flew out direct from England to take up duties in the Northwest African theatre after the fall of Tunisia

WaF Officers of the Photographic Interpretation Branch in Italy visited the much damaged Foggia area to see the work done by bombers before the invasion of Italy

The Lady Mayoress of Cardiff (Mrs. C. H. McCale) opened an exhibition arranged
The Lady Mayoress of Cardiff (Mrs. C.H. McCale) opened an exhibition arranged on the premises of James Howell & Co. Ltd in connection with the Womens Auxiliary Air Force (WaF) recruiting campaign

Middle East W. A. A. F. at work in a R. A. F. Operations Room
Middle East W.A.A.F. at work in a R.A.F. Operations Room. These clerks (Special Operations) who are learning to plot the course of aircraft for the RAF officers controlling our fighters

Sergeant Betty Dunn, a WaF masseuse, helps Sergeant Wheeler of Tottenham to try out his repaired leg, ready for the day when he will do this in earnest. October 1943

Mixing with the troops and the Air Force girls id Reverend W. E
Mixing with the troops and the Air Force girls id Reverend W.E. Buchanan-Dunlop, parson of St. Helens Church, Worcester. During the service there

The Womens Auxiliary Air Force (WaF) pay a visit to The Black Prince Nursery in Kennington, London, to learn the basics of bringing up babies and children. Picture taken 10th March 1944

Ladies are volunteering their services to join the WaF, (The Womens Auxiliary Air Force). Picture shows a lady signing in at Renshaw Hall, Liverpool, Merseyside. Picture taken 25th June 1941

Picture shows the scene at an operating theatre at The Womens Auxiliary Air Force (WaF) Innsworth, Gloucestershire. Picture taken 30th September 1941

These two Service sisters met in Delhi, India during the Second World War. Third Officer " Bunny" Grist of the WRNS has served two and a half years overseas in South Africa

Members of Princess Marys RAF Nursing Service stationed in Britain during the Second world War. Nursing sisters hold the rank equivalent to Flight Lieutenant

Women flight mechanics are working for the R. A. F. in Flying training Command
Women flight mechanics are working for the R.A.F. in Flying training Command. Each aircraft is inspected every 24 hours and thoroughly overhauled after it has flown a stipulated time

The Womens Auxiliary Air Force (WaF) doing some stepping stones fitness. Some in England. Picture taken 8th September 1941

Flight Sergeant Monica Shezall (W. A. A. F. ), who received the British Empire Medal in
Flight Sergeant Monica Shezall (W.A.A.F.), who received the British Empire Medal in the New Years Honours List. January 1942

A fashion display at an RAF station near London. De mobbed WRENS and WaF ladies have 12 pounds and 10 shillings allowance to spend on clothing, now the war is finally over

Reggie, Babble and Mary Damerell roll up their sleeves and lend a hand stocking the wheatsheafs while dad drives the three horse team harvesting the field of wheat on Brownston Farm near Yealmpton

A famous RAF fighter station near London runs its own agricultural section for producing pigs, rabbits, ducks and eggs. The labour is provided by the station personnel in their spare time

WaF band, leading Treforest Trading Estate "Wings for Victory"
WaF band, leading Treforest Trading Estate " Wings for Victory" parade during the Second World War, Circa March 1943

Six hundred Polish women have arrived in this country after having escaped from Poland to join the WaF. The Womens Auxiliary Air Force

Margaret Thain Davis phoning from a dugout site. 13th March 1944

Women flight mechanics are working for the R. A. F. in Flying training Command
Women flight mechanics are working for the R.A.F. in Flying training Command. Each aircraft is inspected every 24 hours and thoroughly overhauled after it has flown a stipulated time

Member of The Womens Auxiliary Air Force (WaF) at a farm near London. The farm rears pigs, rabbits and ducks. Picture taken 25th June 1943

Preparation for an RAF Bomber Command mine laying operation of the enemy coastline. Picture shows: On their return they are interrogated by a WaF Intelligence Officer. April 1944

The Womens Auxiliary Air Force (WaF) in South Africa. They are having a Gas Mask drill. Picture taken circa 1st May 1943

Two rubber clad flight mechanics hold part of the breaching a gear, as a Catalina has been rolled back into the sea. Coastal Command training picture to show more of the preparation that goes into

The Womens Auxiliary Air Force (WaF) in Cairo, Egypt. She sits on a camel with the famous Sphinx in the background. Many WaF members are now working in The Middle East

The band of the The Womens Auxiliary Air Force (WaF) leave for Copenhagen, Denmark. Picture taken circa 29th June 1945

Members of the Womens Auxiliary Air Force being taught the age old craft of " beating up" during training at their headquarters in the Second World War. Circa 1941

Members of the Womens Auxiliary Air Force being taught to fit the magazine in an trial camera during training at their headquarters in the Second World War. 6th January 1941

WaFs picking potatoes on a farm in the London area during WW2 1941

A WaF driving a tractor pulling a load of 1, 000lb bombs on an RAF base during WW2 1942

RAF Operations Room June 1941 Pictured women plotting movement of enemy aircraft Large Map Table manned by RAF and WaF Radio Operators

WaF with a couple of Browning machine-guns perched on her shoulders

A Waaf driving a tractor tows a RAF Hudson bomber and its crew back to their dispersal following a mission over Germany

Royal Air Force fighter pilots hold out their mugs whilst a Waaf girl pours them some tea

Airwomen buying fruit at an Indian fruit market are given advice by members of the W A A F police

Waafs manning balloon barrage Two members of the Womens Auxiliary Air Force had a fight on their hands with an errant barrage balloon

A brother and sister both serving together in India during the Second World War pictured on a walk through one of the busiest thoroughfares in Delhi

W. A. A. Fs Harvesting during WW2 - September 1941 Women doing mens jobs during
W.A.A.Fs Harvesting during WW2 - September 1941 Women doing mens jobs during the war

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