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Member of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force
A colleague of Joyce Exton Wallace wearing the insignia of an auxiliary aircraftwoman.
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Member of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force
A colleague of Joyce Exton Wallace wearing the insignia of a leading aircraftwoman. On the reverse 'L, My dearest Pal, Lots of love from Ray'.
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Member of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force with barrage balloon
A member of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force wearing a beret and in short sleeves bending to tie the ropes of a barrage balloon onto a sack covered anchor. There is bag hanging from the rope and more tied ropes are hanging from the balloon to one…
Member of the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force
A colleague of Joyce Exton Wallace wearing the wings of an aircraft woman on her shoulder and a Women’s Auxiliary Air Force cap and badge.
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Members of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force with barrage balloon
A group of eight members of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force in shirtsleeves sitting and lying around the edge of a deflated barrage balloon. A second deflated balloon is alongside held down by balloon anchors. They are in a field with a wire and post…
Members of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force with barrage balloon
A group of nine members of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force in shirtsleeves and berets folding a barrage balloon on the ground. Two members sit to one side on a balloon anchor. There are two Fordson Sussex balloon winch tenders, two further vehicles…
Members of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force with barrage balloon
A group of nine members of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force standing along the edge of a deflated barrage balloon. They are in shirtsleeves and wearing berets. There is a wire and post fence with a pile of sandbags alongside with woodland beyond.
Members of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force with barrage balloon
Eight members of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force in shirt sleeves and berets folding a barrage balloon. Two others sitting with a balloon anchor with two Fordson Sussex balloon winch tenders and two other vehicles behind. Hedgerow with utility pole…
Members of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force with barrage balloon
A group of eight members of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force in shirtsleeves and berets folding a barrage balloon. One Fordson Sussex balloon winch tender and two further vehicles. Hedgerow with utility pole with woodland beyond.
Members of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force with barrage balloon
Two member of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force attending to the ropes and cables of an inflated barrage balloon. The ropes are held in place by anchors. The anchors nearest the balloon itself are sack covered whilst those further away are bare blocks.…
Members of the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force with barrage balloon
A group of seven members of Women’s Auxiliary Air Force holding a folded barrage balloon with another one holding the balloon bag which has handles and a printed D on the side. There are vehicles behind and a hedgerow with a utility pole and…
Memoir Flight Lieutenant Gordon Cruickshank D.F.M. RAFRO
Memoir written in 1956 by Flight Lieutenant Cruickshank. It starts with his early childhood and family life. It includes his early time in RAF after enlisting in December 1938 with first job as balloon operator and then training as an air gunner;…
Telegram to Douglas Hudson from his parents
Acknowledges previous cable. Mentions returning from visit to Manchester on lovely autumn day.
WAAF Association Christmas card
On the front under Season's Greetings coloured artwork showing a group of three women and a man hauling on rope while a woman wearing overalls and hat stands in charge. In the background a barrage balloon just of the ground below which another group…
WAAFs and barrage balloons
Album page, seven photographs of groups of WAAFs, two with a barrage balloon in the background.