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Women RAF Mechanics

Date released

23 Feb 1942

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

849

NoS ID

062511

Story no

1 / 8

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

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Women RAF Mechanics

Date released

23 Feb 1942

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

849

NoS ID

062512

Story no

2 / 8

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

Including ATC Cadets in training.

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Women RAF Mechanics

Date released

23 Feb 1942

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

849

NoS ID

062514

Story no

4 / 8

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

Including Mr Churchill receives a canteen subscribed for by Austrians

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Women RAF Mechanics

Date released

23 Feb 1942

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

849

NoS ID

062513

Story no

3 / 8

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

Including ATC on church parade in Edinburgh.

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WAAF Mechanics Keep ‘Em Flying

Date released

19 Oct 1942

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

917

NoS ID

063136

Story no

1 / 6

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

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Hurricanes to Smite Italians

Date released

26 Dec 1940

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

40/104

NoS ID

098477

Story no

1 / 6

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

Mechanics give a final check to Hurricanes before they take off for North Africa.

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WAAF Flight Mechanics

Date released

19 Oct 1942

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

42/84

NoS ID

099677

Story no

1 / 3

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

WAAFs (Women’s Auxiliary Air Force) with a flair for engineering, at work on aircraft engines, checking and maintaining them. In trainer planes they take off to check engine performance in flight.

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Women in Uniform

Date released

3 Oct 1940

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

40/80

NoS ID

098289

Story no

1 / 8

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

Lady Gowrie inspects women of the Australian air force. They are being taught to fly, and trained at a Signal School. They also learn the mechanics of a car, and how to cook.

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Desert Salvage

Date released

16 Dec 1943

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

43/100

NoS ID

100210

Story no

2 / 7

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

Hundreds of tons of scrap metal which has been salvaged from desert actions. Mechanics at work stripping trucks and storing spare parts for replacements. It’s the biggest open-air spare parts department ever.

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WAAFs at Work

Date released

9 Jun 1941

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

41/46

NoS ID

098825

Story no

7 / 7

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

WAAFs (Women’s Auxiliary Air Force) are now doing work which was previously entrusted only to RAF mechanics and ground staff. They are capable of refuelling planes, helping a pilot on with his harness,...

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