Women’s Auxiliary Australian Air Force

The Women’s Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF) was the first military organisation in Australia for women, that utilised skills other than nursing or tending the sick. It also set a precedent for the creation of other such organisations in both the navy and army.  Between March and August 1941, approximately 27,000 women enlisted and the WAAAF became the largest of the WWII women's services.  The WAAAF was disbanded in 1947. In July 1950 it became the Women’s Royal Australian Air Force (WRAAF).