The Women's Auxiliary Air Force was the female auxiliary of the Royal New Zealand Air Force during the Second World War. Established in 1941, it began with an initial draft of 200 women, …

2012年1月16日 · The Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) was formed to enable the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) to release more men for service overseas during the Second …

The New Zealand Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) was established on 16 January 1941. Its members – referred to as WAAFs – played a vital role in supporting the wartime expansion of …

During World War II, the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) was approved by the NZ War Cabinet on 16 January 1941 to free up men to undertake military duties overseas. The women …

As commander of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF), Kitty Kain was one of New Zealand's most senior women military leaders during the Second World War.

These women made an important contribution to the war, taking up positions as pilots, cooks, radar plotters, mess-hands, meterologists, drivers, equipment assistants, medical orderlies …

On 16 January 1941 the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) was formed in New Zealand. This wartime step was to enable the Royal New Zealand Air Force to release more men for service …

1997年8月16日 · As commander of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF), Kitty Kain was one of New Zealand's most senior women military leaders during the Second World War.

2006年2月16日 · Talks about being sent to Air Force headquarters in Wellington, living at the YWCA hostel, and later moving to the Molesworth St hostel (the "WAAFery"). Discusses not …

An important contribution towards solving the manpower problem was made by the WAAF. Women were first recruited for the Air Force early in 1941 and the first draft, of 200, was …