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Women's Auxiliary Air Force
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Women's_Auxiliary_Air_Force
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:abbreviation
gptkb:WAAF
gptkbp:activeDuring
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:category
gptkb:British_women's_military_organizations
gptkb:World_War_II_military_units_and_formations_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:dissolved
1949
gptkbp:founded
1939
gptkbp:gender
gptkb:women
gptkbp:headquarters
gptkb:London
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Women's Auxiliary Air Force
gptkbp:motto
gptkb:Per_Ardua_Ad_Astra
gptkbp:notableMember
gptkb:Air_Commandant_Dame_Helen_Gwynne-Vaughan
gptkb:Jean_Conan_Doyle
gptkb:Air_Commandant_Dame_Felicity_Hanbury
gptkb:Joan_Hughes
gptkb:Mary_Ellis
gptkbp:notableOperation
gptkb:D-Day
Battle of Britain
gptkbp:parentOrganization
gptkb:Air_Ministry
gptkbp:partOf
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:peakStrength
over 180,000 members
gptkbp:primaryUse
non-combat support roles
gptkbp:replacedBy
gptkb:Women's_Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:role
support for Royal Air Force
gptkbp:type
auxiliary military service
gptkbp:uniform
distinctive blue uniform
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Women's_Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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