On 1 February 1949, the name of the First World War organisation was revived when the Women's Auxiliary Air Force, which had been founded in 1939, was re-established on a regular footing as the Women's Royal Air Force.

The Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF), whose members were referred to as WAAFs (/ ˈwæfs /), 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.

Search the Women’s Royal Air Force service records (AIR 80) for a person who served as an airwoman. No First World War service records for Women’s Royal Air Force officers are known to...

During the First World War, members of the Women’s Royal Naval Service (WRNS) and the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) worked on air stations belonging to the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS).

The secret life of a WAAF The Women's Auxiliary Air Force was created from the Auxiliary Territorial service. One job was so secret that not many knew about it – Clerk Special Duties – and included training as Radar Operators, Filter Room Plotters and Tellers.

The Women's Royal Air Force (WRAF) was the women's branch of the Royal Air Force, existing from 1 April 1918 until 1 April 1920, when it was disbanded. [1] . Its original intent was to provide female mechanics in order to free up men for front line service in World War I.

Members of the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) held many roles in the Battle of Britain, including working as plotters in the Sector Station Operations Rooms. Plotters worked in three shifts in teams of about ten, tracking the size and direction of incoming German raids.

Women's Auxiliary Air Force: The official WAAF website dedicated to all the WAAF who lost their lives in the cause of freedom.

These are the service records of around 30,000 airwomen who served with the Women’s Royal Air Force (WRAF) between 1918 and 1920. These records, from series AIR 80, include volunteers from the...

On 28th June 1939, the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) was formed aiding the war effort and helping change the social status of women. The outbreak of WWII brought with it national conscription and a nationwide labour shortage, so it was down to the women of …