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Wendy Lord
Top, photograph of a Women’s Auxiliary Air Force corporal reaching up to a cable, with meteorological measuring equipment including a weather vane. Captioned 'Wendy Lord', '1946', 'Chivenor'.
Bottom, photograph of an airwoman looking at…
Bottom, photograph of an airwoman looking at…
William Austin Browne's wedding photograph
William Austin Browne and his bride both in uniform.
William Barfoot, his wife and a sailor at Brandon
William Barfoot in dress uniform and side cap with white flash is standing outside a house, arm-in-arm with his wife who wears Women’s Auxiliary Air Force uniform. A sailor is on the right hand side; his cap ribbon reads 'HM Patrol Vessels'.
The…
The…
Wing Comander with pint glass and pipe
An Australian airman, a WAAF, another airman and a Wing Commander socializing.
Woman and dogs at Petwood hotel
A member of the Woman's Auxiliary Air Force kneeling in snow with two dogs either side of her. In the background a two story building with gabled windows. Reported as Leonard Cheshire's poodle Simon (on the right) with Kitty McQuillan WAAF (later…
Women in a Rowing Boat
Four photographs of women in a rowing boat.
Photo 1 is a woman rowing.
Photo 2 and 3 are a different woman rowing. She is wearing a jersey with an RAF crest with 'Per Ardua Adastra'.
Photo 4 is a third woman wearing battledress, rowing.
Photo 1 is a woman rowing.
Photo 2 and 3 are a different woman rowing. She is wearing a jersey with an RAF crest with 'Per Ardua Adastra'.
Photo 4 is a third woman wearing battledress, rowing.
Women's Auxiliary Air Force
Top - eight members of Women's Auxiliary Air Force and seven Royal Air Force officers in two rows. Seven sitting in front and eight standing behind. All are wearing tunics and peaked hats. There is one padre in back row. Joyce Donaldson is third from…
Women's Auxiliary Air Force - Notes for the Information of Candidates
Notes to encourage women to enlist in the RAF.
Women's auxiliary air force and 192 Squadron air gunners
Top - four m,embers of Women's Auxiliary Air Force standing chatting in a corridor to Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother). In the background a poster. Bottom - thirty-eight aircrew in four rows all wearing tunic and side caps. Reg Woolgar is in the…
Women's Auxiliary Air Force badge
Gold wreath with crown surrounding blue background and gold 'WAAF'. At bottom `1939-46'.
Women's Auxiliary Air Force members and RAF Officer
Top - a member of Women's Auxiliary Air Force standing on a bicycle wheel stand with rolls of paper under her arms. In the background a brick wall. Submitted with description 'Unidentified WAAF LACW holding rolls of maps at RAF Metheringham. Date…
Women's Auxiliary Air Force, RAF and RCAF people.
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Top - course photograph with a large group of members of Women's Auxiliary Air Force sitting and standing in three rows with wooden hut in the background. Captioned 'Senior NCOs Admin Course, RAF Wilmslow, March 1944'.
Bottom - document…
Top - course photograph with a large group of members of Women's Auxiliary Air Force sitting and standing in three rows with wooden hut in the background. Captioned 'Senior NCOs Admin Course, RAF Wilmslow, March 1944'.
Bottom - document…
Women’s Auxiliary Air Force Officers' School Initial Course no 55, "A" Flight
A group of women arranged in three rows at Rutland Hall, Loughborough. Each woman is named underneath. A/S/O Imming is underlined and handwritten beside it is 'my mother'. Annotated on the front is 'My love to 55 CF Seabrook Fl/Off' and…
Women’s Auxiliary Air Force personnel
Ten head and shoulder portraits, eight in uniform. Annotated on page one Kay Clarke, Sybil Orman, Edie Nash, Pat (Eve) McKenzie and Dorothy Tidpory. On page two, Pauline Leach, Irene Hill, Pat Dickens, Peggy Hammond and Connie Conzina. Both pages…
Women’s Auxiliary Air Force personnel
Six head and shoulder portraits of uniformed personnel annotated 'Hilda Jaquest, Betty Davies, Grace Allen, Betty Gay, Ivy King and Marjorie Crust'. On the second page is a full length photograph annotated ' Pat Dickens'. She is bare footed, wearing…
Women’s Auxiliary Air Force personnel
On a page annotated 'West Malling', eight head and shoulder portraits of Beryl Day, Pat Wilson, Kitty Argent, Joyce Donnelly, Iris Perks, Kitty (Yttie) Hanbrick, Pat Mead and Hilda Sladdin, seven of whom are in uniform. A second page annotated 'West…
Women’s Auxiliary Air Force personnel and Lancaster
A large group of WAAFs arranged in three rows in front of a Lancaster. Additional information supplied with the collection states 'W.Cdr Hull & female staff'.
Working Personnel 12/7/46
A handwritten list of personnel divided into signals, equipment, SHQ, A/M Mess, CTO, 165 Squadron, Intelligence, MT and EVT. At the bottom is written 'To be given to Sgt Hayhurst'.
Zosia Kowalska Interview
After a challenging time being sent from country to country, Zosia Kowalska finally came to England and became a WAAF. After training, she was posted to RAF Locking where she met her future husband whilst she was working as a cook. The wedding was…
Zosia Kowalska's Wedding
Zosia and Stefan on their wedding day. Information supplied with the collection states that Zosia was a cook at RAF Ingham.
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