Women’s Auxiliary Air Force

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:WAAF
gptkbp:activeYearsEnd 1949
gptkbp:activeYearsStart 1939
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded 1949
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:London
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Women’s Auxiliary Air Force
gptkbp:mainActivity communications
meteorology
aircraft maintenance
administrative support
intelligence work
radar operation
plotting and operations rooms
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Per_Ardua_Ad_Astra
gptkbp:notableCommander Katherine Trefusis-Forbes
gptkbp:notableFor women's service in World War II
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Women's_Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:role support roles in the Royal Air Force
gptkbp:size over 180,000 women served
gptkbp:successor Women's Royal Air Force (reformed in 1949)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:RAF_Women's_Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7