The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
"AIRCRAFT RECOGNITION" COURSES ARE BEING GIVEN TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE W.A.A.A.F. AND AIRWOMEN ARE ALREADY BEING INCLUDED IN THE ROSTER FOR WATCH TOWER DUTY AT SOME STATIONS. IT IS EXPECTED THAT ALL "SPOTTERS" WILL EVENTUALLY BE WOMEN. THIS PICTURE, TAKEN AT AN AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE STATION SHOWS CORPORAL MARGARET ROSS ON DUTY ON THE WATCH TOWER. CORPORAL ROSS IS NORMALLY A CLERK GENERAL BUT IN COMMON WITH ALL OTHER W.A.A.A.F. PERSONNEL ON THIS STATION SHE DOES HER "WATCH" ON THE TOWER. (NEGATIVE BY CRANSTONE).
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
POINT COOK, VIC. THE WAAAF IS SUPPLYING A LARGE PROPORTION OF THE DRIVER AND MOTOR MECHANICS NOW EMPLOYED ON AIR FORCE STATIONS IN AUSTRALIA, AND MAINTAIN A TWENTY-FOUR HOUR SERVICE. NIGHT DUTY IS TAK
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
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 TH
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
Melbourne, Vic. 1944-01-14. Group of WAAAF officers learning how to weave mats from salvage material in an Arts and Craft lesson. WAAAF officers like these who are in charge of the living conditions a
