Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force

Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force
WAAAF recruiting poster
Active1941–47
CountryAustralia
BranchRoyal Australian Air Force
TypeWomen's service
EngagementsWorld War II
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Mary Bell (1941)
Clare Stevenson (1941–46)

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. It was disbanded in December 1947.[1]

  1. ^ "Women in Air Force". Royal Australian Air Force. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2016.

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