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.

WW2 Ladies WAAF battle dress or work wear blouse Made from gabardine material - this Woman's Auxiliary Air Force work wear tunic is a Royal Air force copy of the British army pattern 37 field blouse. This uniform was worn by ladies involved in such professions as mechanics, ground crew and fittersP..

Original period WAAF uniforms (see image at left) very rarely come up for sale on ebay and when they do the prices are absolutely insane! So the only choices left for the typical buyer are to obtain a good modern reproduction uniform, or to 're-clock' a later post-war WRAF/RAF uniform.

Early Uniforms. In 1917 the first uniformed women’s services were established. For the majority of duties undertaken by Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) and Women’s Royal Naval Service (WRNS) personnel, for example, there was little need …

The Royal Air Force uniform is the standardised military dress worn by members of the Royal Air Force. The predominant colours of Royal Air Force uniforms are blue-grey and Wedgwood blue. Many Commonwealth air forces' uniforms are also based on the RAF pattern, but with nationality shoulder flashes. The Royal Air Force Air Cadets wear similar ...

Mar 1, 2020 · Original WW2 No2 Uniform Battle Dress. Made by L Harris under government contract in 1943 and 1944. The jacket showed a little wear to the collar trim, but was in perfect condition, sporting Squadron Leader epaulet stripes and original medical corps collar pins.

This really is an extraordinarily good book if you're looking for details of women's uniforms from the WWII period. Every page has a large, clear photograph of a uniform (worn by a modern model, but with 40s styling), plus detail shots of shoes, insignia, berets and so on.

This Uniform set would have been worn by a WAAF (A) Auxillary Section Officer , The Women’s Auxiliary Air Force was Officially formed in June 1939 and a WAAF Section Officer would have served through out WW2 in many roles from the Control Tower, Stores, Admin to …

The vast majority of those serving in the RAF & Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) were Airmen & Women, generally referred to as “Other Ranks” (OR) and of course there were the Non Commissioned Officers (NCOs) – Corporals, Sergeants, Flight Sergeants/Chief Techs and the Warrant Officers.

British World war two (ww2,wwii) Women’s auxillary air force) WAAF PMRAFNS Field uniform: The WAAF nurses uniform comes with red cross armband. The WAAF nurses wore the BDU type jacket and a long skirt.