P03221.002 Accession Number: P03221.002

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Informal group portrait of four Australian Women's Flying Club (AWFC) members. The AWFC was formed in 1938 and was the forerunner to the Women's Air Training Corps (WATC) and the Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF). Ms Hilda Dunleavy (second from right), was a dominant figure in the voluntary service aid's during the second World War.

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Accession Number
P03221.002
Photographer
Smiling Snaps
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor S. Dawson
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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