P00784.026 Accession Number: P00784.026

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Qld. c. 1944. Members of the Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF) sit around a plotting table at an Operational Base plotting the movement of aircraft. Note how their uniform has been modified for the hot climate - open-necked shirts and no ties. (This image appears on page 48 of the album presented to Dr Edith Summerskill housed in the AWM Archive Store)

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Accession Number
P00784.026
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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