New Zealand Women's Auxiliary Air Force - Wikipedia
The Women's Auxiliary Air Force was the female auxiliary of the Royal New Zealand Air Force during the Second World War.
Women's Auxiliary Air Force founded - New Zealand History
Jan 16, 2012 · 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 …
WAAF: The Women’s Auxiliary Air Force during World War Two
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 …
Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) during WWII - DigitalNZ
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 …
Women at War by D.O.W. Hall - Air Force Museum of New Zealand
Jun 19, 2018 · The booklet includes sections on the Women’s War Service Auxiliary (WWSA), Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC), Women’s Royal New Zealand Naval Service …
High fliers: snapshots of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force
WAAFs were "posted to every major station in New Zealand", a number of women served overseas in Fiji and Norfolk Island [IV p.17]. A wide variety of women joined the WAAF - while …
An Invisible History: Wāhine Māori in the Air Force during World …
The WAAF provided women from around New Zealand with unprecedented opportunities, gave them the chance to spread their wings and reach for stars otherwise largely inaccessible to them.
WAAF Booklet | Record | DigitalNZ
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 …
Behind Our Planes | Short Film - NZ On Screen
Established in 1941 to free up men for other duties, more than 4,700 women served in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force during WWII. The film is also a recruitment vehicle. It shows …
New Zealand. Royal New Zealand Air Fo... | Items - National …
Feb 16, 2006 · 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 having a …