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Life At The Wallops

The Canadians were on the station and the Americans were at Bulford and Tidworth and we went to lots of...

with Leading Aircraft Woman Mary Elizabeth Frost (nee Geddis) Womans’ Auxiliary Air Force - Reminisences of RAF Ballykelly, N.Ireland

with Leading Aircraft Woman Mary Elizabeth Frost Womans’ Auxiliary Air Force - Reminisences of RAF...

A WAAF's memories

When we first arrived at a station we were allocated a bed in a Nissen hut. Occasionally a few of us would...

Life on a balloon site

I chose to be a barrage balloon operator, women were to replace men freeing them for other trades, and was...

My Lovely Past

After Morcambe it was on to training at two Balloon sites. Then he got posted overseas and I got posted to...

Barrage Balloons with the WAAF

And you had to learn to use that, and when the call came to fly the balloons, one lady, one was always...

Life in London and as a plotter at Middle Wallop

I was 16 and living in SE London when the war started and for the next 2 years experienced blackouts,...

WAAF Memories

Then to Barow-in-furnace, waiting for transfer to Blackpool for Wireless Traing Course. Assigned to...

A Career in the WAAF

Bishop's Court NI, Killadees NI, Limavady NI, Long Kesh NI, Ballykelly NI, Aldergrove. And I'm the...

Bletchley Park Typist

I received my call-up papers and was sent as a typist to Bletchley Park. When I was demobbed in 1945, I...

Assistant Section Officer Shelia Lockett (nee Wear) BEM - Early Days at Bentley Priory

From Leighton Buzzard I was posted to Fighter Headquarters at RAF Bentley Priory at which was about ten...

A Volunteer in the WAAF.

My name is Joyce Ray. I enlisted in August 1942, as my friend who was six months older than me and would...

Ingenious Mr Pitcher

Officer was posted to RAF Cark from Squiresgate, Blackpool... Mr Pitcher was an ingenious man and as they...

Christmas With WAAF In Ghent

We had a dance in the local casino to thank the people of Ghent for their hospitality and also a Christmas...

My war in the WAAF

I joined the WAAF to be a transport driver after my boyfriend Reg Stephens was shot down with all his crew...

Meeting at Woodbridge Crash Dome

We had a beach hut at The Dip in Felixstowe and before the war we saw searchlight practices on the meadow....

My Experiences in the WAAF 1940-45

I was sent to Leighton Buzzard for training as a clerk S.D. Plotten. I remember hitch hiking to London on...

Tin Hats To The showers!

H.Q. No.85., was the first contingent of WAAF to be posted to Normandy after D Day... I was stationed at...

Musings of an Ex WAAF

In 1940, when I was 18, I left Henchurch and volunteered for the WAAF in the barrage balloon service......

Picture Post

My father was in the Royal Flying Corps in the First World War and a Warrant Officer in WW2. When I came...

2nd world war l94l-45

I joined the waaf in l94l where at the beginning I was sent to Innesworth Lane, Gloucestershire for six...

2nd world war l94l-45

I joined the waaf in l94l where at the beginning I was sent to Innesworth Lane, Gloucestershire for six...

Operation Overlord

I was stationed at HQFC at RAF Bentley Priory and on Saturday 19th February was posted to HQ No 85 Group at...

My War Story Part 3

My father was in the Royal Flying Corps in the First World War and a Warrant Officer in WW2. When I came...

That "Darned" Balloon Lost In Space

On this occasion it was at rest at this time, this meant that the balloon which was tear drop shaped had...

LACW Mary Elizabeth (Molly) Frost - Caught out at supper time

During my time at RAF Ballykelly we worked in the stores, and one night each week, two of the girls who...