WAAF Recruiting in the Middle East

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
43/54
Date Released
8 Jul 1943
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1WAAF Recruiting in the Middle East
  2. 2Captured German Aerial Monster
  3. 3Princess Royal Launches a Tramp Steamer
  4. 4First Glider Train Crosses Atlantic
  5. 5Paratroops Prepare for the Day
  6. 6United Nations Day in Cairo

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
Recruits being signed on at a Middle East camp of the WAAF (Women’s Auxiliary Air Force). The recruits go to their quarters make beds and then sit down for a cigarette. They then receive their kit and get changed before starting marching instruction.
Keywords
Education and training; Women; Aviation; Military
Length of story (in feet)
117
Story extras:
Film clip
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