The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
AMONG THE JOBS UNDERTAKEN BY MEMBERS OF THE W.A.A.A.F. ON AIR FORCE STATIONS IS THAT OF SICK QUARTER ATTENDANTS. THESE GIRLS KNOWN AS SQA'S, ARE NOT MEMBERS OF THE ENLISTED NURSING SERVICE BUT TAKE THE PLACE OF MALE WARD ATTENDANTS IN THE RAAF HOSPITALS. THE GIRLS IN THIS PICTURE ARE (LEFT) AIRCRAFTWOMAN JEAN SCHEMMELL AND (RIGHT) ACW VERA WINCKEL BOTH OF WHOM PRACTISED HOSPITAL NURSING IN THEIR HOME STATE OF S.A. THE PATIENT IS AIRCRAFTMAN I MARTIN. (NEGATIVE AT CRANSTONE).
A SECTION OF THE HOSPITAL ON AN AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE STATION. THE SICK QUARTER ATTENDANTS ARE AIRCRAFTWOMAN (ACW) VERA WINCKEL AND ACW JEAN SCHEMMELL, BOTH FROM SOUTH AUSTRALIA, WHO LEFT THEIR OCCUPAT
AIRCRAFTWOMAN JEAN SCHEMMELL FROM SOUTH AUSTRALIA IS A SICK QUARTER ATTENDANT AT AN AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE STATION WHERE, LIKE THE REST OF THE GROWING ARMY OF MEMBERS OF THE W.A.A.A.F. SHE IS TAKING OVE
THE OPERATION PICTURED IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH IS CALLED "STRINGING THE COVER TO A MAIN PLANE" AND IS ONE OF THE MANY JOBS CARRIED OUT BY MEMBERS OF THE WOMEN'S AUXILIARY AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE (WAAAF) ON AC
SPRAYING "DOPE" ON AN AIRCRAFT CENTRE SECTION IS THE SUBJECT OF THIS PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN AT AN AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE STATION. OPERATORS ARE MEMBERS OF THE W.A.A.A.F. WHO HAVE TAKEN OVER THIS AND NUMEROUS
THE OPERATION KNOWN AS "DOPING" IS NOW CARRIED OUT BY MEMBERS OF THE W.A.A.A.F. IN MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SHOPS ON AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE STATIONS. THE OPERATION IS NECESSARY TO SEAL AND WATER-PROOF JOI
MALE MESS ORDERLIES ARE NOW A THING OF THE PAST ON MOST AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE STATIONS WHERE THE INTRODUCTION OF W.A.A.A.F. STAFFS HAS RELEASED MORE AND MORE MEN FOR MORE ACTIVE WORK IN THE OPERATIONAL
