The Archive · 1939

Woman and War

Women's Auxiliary Air Force, for duty with the RAF. in war time, has been approved by the King and will be seen in public for the first time tomorrow in the great National Defence Rally before their Majesties in Hyde Park, The women will wear really becoming uniform of Royal Air Force blue. "At their head, ap-Pointed as such to the Air Ministry, Is Miss Trefusis Forbes, an officer in the Auxiliary Territorial Service, The Territorial Army and Air Force Association in 24 counties have already raised auxiliary companies of women, who will now be urged to join the new organization, with the special intention of training women officers and N: C.0.s for the enlarged service that a war would require. As T think To mentioned, the experiiourt of training women pilots has not been very successful. But the duties awaiting the W.AAF. are varied enough without getting off the ground, fas cooks, mess orderlies, equipment assistants, motor drivers, clerks and fabric workers. They won't be idle,

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