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The Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF), whose members were referred to as WAAFs (/ ˈ w æ f s /), was the female auxiliary of the British Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Established in 1939, WAAF numbers exceeded 181,000 at its peak strength in 1943, (15.7% of the RAF) [ 1 ] with over 2,000 women enlisting per week.
Avis Joan Hearn (30 June 1916 – 27 March 2008) was a British servicewoman who served in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) and was one of only six women in the service to be awarded the Military Medal during the Second World War. [1] Hearn was born in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, and, by 1939, was living in Amersham and working as an ...
In 1940, Major Phyllis Dunning (née Phyllis Doreen Hooper) became the first South African woman to enter full-time military service as the Commander of the South African Women's Auxiliary Air Force (SAWAAF). [129] In 1941, the Southern Rhodesia Women's Auxiliary Air Service was commissioned. Within a few months over 100 women recruits were ...
The Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF) was formed in March 1941 after considerable lobbying by women keen to serve, as well as by the Chief of the Air Staff, who wanted to release male personnel serving in Australia for service overseas. The WAAAF was the first and largest of the wartime Australian women's services.
Pages in category "Women's Auxiliary Air Force recipients of the George Cross" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Women's Division's original role was to replace male air force personnel so that they would be available for combat-related duties. First called the Canadian Women's Auxiliary Air Force (CWAAF), the name changed to Royal Canadian Air Force Women's Division in February 1942. Women's Division personnel were commonly known as WDs.
Pages in category "Women's Auxiliary Air Force airwomen" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
By 1959 only 3 WAF ROTC units remained. <USAF ROTC History 1959>The downturn was not permanent and by 1970, the Air Force ROTC women cadet program had expanded to a more national scope. Major General Wendy M. Masiello, a 1980 graduate of Texas Tech University, is an example of high-ranking woman officer who was commissioned via Air Force ROTC.