RAF Women's Auxiliary Air Force

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/RAF_Women's_Auxiliary_Air_Force
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_organization
women's military service
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:WAAF
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:badge eagle with crown
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded 1949
gptkbp:established 1939
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:London
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label RAF Women's Auxiliary Air Force
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Per_Ardua_Ad_Astra
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Katherine_Jane_Trefusis-Forbes
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Vera_Lynn
gptkb:Joan_Clarke
gptkb:Mary_Ellis
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:D-Day
gptkb:Blitz
Battle of Britain
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees over 180,000 at peak
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Air_Ministry
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:primaryUse non-combatant support
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Women's_Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:role support roles in the Royal Air Force
gptkbp:serviceType voluntary enlistment
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Women's_Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:uniform distinctive blue uniform
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bovingdon_Airfield
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6