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Director of WAAF, with the rank of Senior Controller, later, Air Commandant. On 1 January 1943 she was appointed to the rank of Air Chief Commandant with its creation. On 4 October 1943, while Forbes toured Canada, assessing the
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Roberts, Cpl Lydia Alford and LACW Edna Birkbeck, the first WAAF nursing orderlies selected to fly on air-ambulance duties to France, 1944
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Identity: The Women's Auxiliary Air Force in Great Britain in the Second World War",
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A first-hand account by a young WAAF cypher officer on active duty in the Egypt, Kenya, the
Seychelles and Italy in World War II.
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WOMEN BEHIND THE FEW : the women's auxiliary air force and british intelligence during the... second world war
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was to take the vast majority out of the service. The remainder, now only several hundred strong, was renamed the
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The Women Behind the Few: The Women's
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operations. WAAFs were a vital presence in the control of aircraft, both in radar stations and iconically as
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2395:(Pages 36–70, 251–55 and 265–67 describe the experiences of a WAAF radar Filterer in World War II.)
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Sand In My Shoes: Coming of Age in the Second World War: Wartime Diaries of a WAAF
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All the Brave Promises: The Memories of Aircraft Woman 2nd Class 2146391
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151:. All WAAF basic recruit training was located at Wilmslow from 1943.
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Women's Auxiliary Air Force: Notes for the Information of Candidates
1872:"Ex-London Police Woman Trains W.A.A.F. Police", Imperial War Museum
1861:"Ex-London Police Woman Trains W.A.A.F. Police", Imperial War Museum
1329:(9901), posthumously Mentioned in Dispatches and awarded the French
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Military units and formations of the United Kingdom in World War II
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2339:, October 1999, Vol. 8, Issue 4, pp. 605–624, scholarly study
1999:"Flying Nightingales: Women who flew into WW2 battles celebrated"
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1445:, posthumously awarded the MBE and the Croix de Guerre.
1438:, posthumously awarded the MBE and the Croix de Guerre.
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1815:. Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 131.
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The Work of Women in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force
2115:. London: George Philip & Son, Ltd. p. 31.
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2431:, The Second World War Experience Centre, Leeds UK
1968:"Lilian West: The last of the Flying Nightingales"
1418:, posthumously awarded the French Croix de Guerre.
1350:, posthumously awarded the French Croix de Guerre.
227:, mapping both home and enemy aircraft positions.
3100:Women's organisations based in the United Kingdom
3075:Military units and formations established in 1939
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1642:National Association of Training Corps for Girls
1470:specialist, first to identify launch ramps for
1380:Médaille combattant volontaire de la Résistance
236:Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service
2347:. Barnsley, Yorkshire: Pen and Sword Aviation.
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171:. (The use of women pilots was limited to the
123:or factory work in support of the war effort.
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1782:Narracot, A.H. (1941). "9 - Woman in Blue".
1395:(aka Christine Granville), awarded the OBE,
1317:Several members of the WAAF served with the
219:in operation rooms, most notably during the
111:which had existed since 1938, following the
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2078:Cheryl Dennis; Carys Nally (13 June 2024).
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95:(1917–1921) and the first iteration of the
67:), was the female auxiliary of the British
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2355:, Pen Press Publications, Brighton, 2008.
2221:Our Wartime Days, The WAAF in World War II
1996:
1669:Military ranks of women's services in WWII
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2436:"Women as Ground Crews", reproduced from
2253:We All Wore Blue: Experiences in the WAAF
2164:(Supplement). 5 April 1949. p. 1703.
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1599:. Cpl Bridget White was serving with the
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326:Royal Canadian Air Force Women's Division
3070:All-female military units and formations
2459:: the website includes research material
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16:British military service in World War II
2176:"WWII RAF Casualties buried in Ireland"
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1788:. Frederick Muller Limited. pp.
1553:Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
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345:Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
330:Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
296:Myra Roberts and LACW Edna Birkbeck.
37:), whose members were referred to as
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2050:Jennifer Harby (28 October 2017).
1966:Jennifer Harby (24 October 2015).
1886:. Cardiff. Candy Jar Books. 2011.
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2424:—Royal Air Force official website
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1601:No3 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit
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347:, 4 October 1943 – August 1944
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3049:United States Army Air Forces
2030:Hampshire the County Magazine
1747:MILLER, SARAH-LOUISE (2023).
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1647:Women Airforce Service Pilots
1637:Auxiliary Territorial Service
1321:during the Second World War.
370:Initially, the WAAF used the
354:, August 1944 – November 1946
109:Auxiliary Territorial Service
2519:Air Defence of Great Britain
2440:, No.1686, 17 September 1943
2237:, Shire Publications, 2003.
1928:Emily Retter (12 May 2024).
1502:Headquarters, Rudloe Manor (
1319:Special Operations Executive
340:, June 1939 – 4 October 1943
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203:operation. They worked with
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2855:Battle of Britain airfields
2482:Women's Auxiliary Air Force
2343:Turner, John Frayn (2011).
2299:Biteback Publishing, 2023.
2269:, The History Press, 2012.
2106:Talbot-Booth, E.C. (1943).
1717:also called Senior Sergeant
1664:Women's Royal Naval Service
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1506:), Wiltshire, showing WAAF
1480:, photographic interpreter.
1055:Women's Auxiliary Air Force
944:Women's Auxiliary Air Force
553:Women's Auxiliary Air Force
414:Women's Auxiliary Air Force
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179:packing and the crewing of
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97:Women's Royal Naval Service
93:Women's Army Auxiliary Corp
31:Women's Auxiliary Air Force
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2248:in context of Czech WAAFs)
2209:, Patrick Stephens, 1989.
1997:Tim Stokes (12 May 2024).
1836:Pitchfork, Graham (2008).
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2026:"The Flying Nightingales"
1904:"The Flying Nightingales"
1811:Escott, Beryl E. (1989).
1753:. : BITEBACK PUBLISHING.
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1571:crews at RAF Cardington.
1027:Assistant Section Leader
530:Deputy Company Commander
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2472:Retrieved: 22 June 2008
2453:, a musical about WAAFs
2207:Women in Air Force Blue
1632:Air Transport Auxiliary
1370:, awarded the MBE, the
1333:with Gold Star and the
1170:Aircraftwoman 2nd Class
1165:Aircraftwoman 1st Class
1037:Aircraftwoman 2nd Class
1032:Aircraftwoman 1st Class
315:WAAF Recruitment poster
250:Women's Royal Air Force
173:Air Transport Auxiliary
167:WAAFs did not serve as
85:Women's Royal Air Force
2597:Trafford Leigh-Mallory
2468:12 August 2009 at the
2398:Younghusband, Eileen,
2336:Women's History Review
2293:Miller, Sarah-Louise,
2251:Gane Pushman, Muriel,
1555:Commandant of the WAAF
1404:Mary Katherine Herbert
1313:WAAFs serving with SOE
328:, she was relieved by
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207:and ciphers, analysed
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2690:Anti-Aircraft Command
2313:, Harperpress, 2006.
1908:RAF Broadwell website
1882:Eileen Younghusband.
1273:Aircraftman 2nd Class
1268:Aircraftman 1st Class
1160:Leading Aircraftwoman
1017:Senior Section Leader
359:Dame Felicity Hanbury
350:Air Chief Commandant
343:Air Chief Commandant
336:Air Chief Commandant
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3039:Air Raid Precautions
2865:Royal Observer Corps
2381:Younghusband, Eileen
2351:Watkins, Elizabeth,
2265:Halsall, Christine,
2192:, 5th edition, 1941.
1468:imagery intelligence
1399:and Croix de Guerre.
871:acting pilot officer
651:Air Chief Commandant
321:Jane Trefusis Forbes
252:on 1 February 1949.
3008:Battle of the Beams
2685:RAF Coastal Command
2680:RAF Balloon Command
2675:RAF Fighter Command
2370:, Heinemann, 1986.
1785:How The R A F Works
1457:Other notable WAAFs
1423:Patricia O'Sullivan
1263:Leading Aircraftman
301:Duchess of Cornwall
256:Flying Nightingales
2695:RAF Bomber Command
2646:Robert Watson-Watt
2557:Big Wing formation
2161:The London Gazette
1653:Women's Army Corps
1452:, awarded the MBE.
1450:Anne-Marie Walters
1431:(aka Ada Robinson)
816:Marshal of the RAF
372:ATS ranking system
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271:RAF Blakehill Farm
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117:Royal Proclamation
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2894:Battle of Britain
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2547:Strategic bombing
2408:978-0-9566826-2-8
2393:978-0-9561156-9-0
2361:978-1-906206-27-7
2305:978-1-7859-0785-2
2289:978-1-84780-093-0
2275:978-0-7524-6477-0
2261:978-0-7524-4130-6
1892:978-0-9566826-2-8
1760:978-1-78590-785-2
1387:Alix D'Unienville
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821:Air chief marshal
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535:Company Assistant
525:Company Commander
520:Senior Commandant
505:Senior Controller
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221:Battle of Britain
155:Roles in the WAAF
121:Women's Land Army
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3023:German V weapons
2738:No. 14 Group RAF
2733:No. 13 Group RAF
2728:No. 12 Group RAF
2723:No. 11 Group RAF
2718:No. 10 Group RAF
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2281:Taff in the WAAF
2255:, Tempus, 2006.
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