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Recollections of Ordinary Experiences during Extra-ordinary Times -Part Three

It was a small office and there was an R.A.F. Cpl., an aircraftwoman and an airman as well as...

Serving with the A.E.A.F. in France 1944 by Edna Stafford (nee Hodgson)

Christmas morning in the office was busy, as reports on bombing missions still had to be presented to the...

Engagement and Marriage in occupied Germany 1946 by Edna Stafford (nee Hodgson)

Elsie's dress was taken care of by the W.A.A.F. Welfare Officer, and as Frau Voigt's daughter had...

WAAF

I would like you to imagine a young country girl 20 years of age standing on the platform of her local...

Recollections of Ordinary Experiences during Extra-ordinary Times -Part Two

We were billeted in wooden huts, about 30 girls in each 鈥� at one end of the hut was a little...

Meeting Bill Stafford, my future husband, in Bad Eilsen by Edna Stafford (nee Hodgson)

Prior to the R.A.F. taking over Bad Eilsen, the German Air Force had occupied it, and it was not long...

From Normandy to Norwood, with Love

On Thursday 8 February 1945, Ronald and Marie married at St Chad's Church, South Norwood, London. In...

A W.A.A.F. Meets Her Future Husband, Brussels 1945 by Mary Blood (nee Pettit)

I had a friend, Sally, who was stationed at Malines, an old and historic town, not far from Brussels....

A W.A.A.F. Gets Demobilised and Married 1945 by Mary Blood (nee Pettit)

Mary's story, together with the war story of her husband, Harry Blood, was transcribed onto a floppy...

A W.A.A.F. at R.A.F. Kirton Lindsey 1943, Part Two by Mary Blood (Nee Pettit)

To get back from Lincoln, there was a late bus, for forces only, leaving the city at 10 pm and calling at...

鈥淎t rest, her duty nobly done.鈥�

- At 10 Countess Road, Bransty, Whitehaven, on Wednesday October 24 1945, Betty dearly loved daughter of...

The German Surrender and End of the War in Europe by Edna Stafford (nee Hodgson)

Eisenhower and A.C.M Tedder both were driven away and within a few minutes the Russian Officer left. Then a...

A W.A.A.F. On Leave With Her Fiance 1945 by Mary Blood (nee Pettit)

I left early for Grantham and the London train, as did Curly, and we duly reported to the Endsleigh Hotel...

Travels with the WAAF

Her name was Geraldine Poulton In the summer of '39 Dad's twin sister Connie, husband Harry Hughes,...

Joan's Early Days in the WAAF - Part 2

It was a new role to supervise and ensure the security of the Cypher offices and staff based at the many...

Grief and Laughter in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force

The scattering of airfields that peppered eastern England - such as RAF Waterbeach - were the scene of so...

Joan's Early Days in the WAAF - Part 1

As my elder brother was training to be a Pilot at Cranwell he encouraged me to join an organisation called...

My WAAF years

Finally we left there and were posted to Tangmere, a fighter station outside Chichester with a satellite...

Joining the WAAF

I was 19 at the time, we all had to do something for our country, either Land Army, ammunition factory,...

A WAAF's Life - Avoiding Bombs and Friendship with Kay

We spent 2 nights in Earls Court, and when we were in a tube train going up to Leicester Square for the...

My War with Kay

My husband and I spent 2 nights in Earls Court, and when we were in a tube train going up to Leicester...

Railways in Wartime, Weekend Leave and D-Day

Many valleys in Northern England had 2 railway routes running through each valley, those of the L.M.S. and...

Letters From the Heart

My sister and I both joined the W.A.A.F. and we were stationed together in a large house called...

Just One WAAF

Never the less Mother sent a parcel and on the night, with night flying cancelled because of bad weather I...

My Parents and Aunty

You see he was Flt Sgt Middleton, the Captain of Skinners crew. They had been to Turin in Italy in a...

Repatriating Allied Prisoners of War in France 1945 by Edna Stafford (nee Hodgson)

There were also a fair number of Indian prisoners passing through this camp and being short-staffed, I...