VIC0669 Accession Number: VIC0669

Description

SYDNEY, NSW. C. 1942. A MEMBER OF THE WOMEN'S AUXILIARY AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE (WAAAF) TRAINEE INSTRUMENT REPAIRER PERFORMING THE DUTIES OF AN ELECTRICIAN WORKING ON AN AIRCRAFT INSTALLATION DURING HER COURSE AT NO. 3 SCHOOL OF TECHNICAL TRAINING, RAAF ULTIMO. FROM A SMALL BEGINNING IN 1940 THE WOMEN'S AUXILIARY INCREASED ITS NUMBERS TO 594 OFFICERS AND 16,229 AIRWOMEN OCCUPYING 71 MUSTERINGS BY THE END OF THE WAR.

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Accession Number

VIC0669

Classification

Photograph

Object Type

Negative

Physical Description

Colour: Black & white

Place Made

Sydney

Whole/Part

Whole

Item Count

1

Copyright

Copyright expired - public domain

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