WAAAF parade at Melbourne University

Accession Number F03539
Collection type Film
Measurement 7 min 30 sec
Object type Home movie
Physical description 16mm/colour (Kodachrome)/silent
Place made Australia: Victoria, Melbourne
Date made 15 November 1942
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

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Description

Melbourne University, Melbourne VIC, 15 November 1942. Coverage of the parade by 2,500 women of the Women's Auxilary Australian Air Force (WAAAF). Lady Zara Gowrie Air Commandant took the salute. Group Officer Claire Stevenson Director of WAAAF and Squadron Officer M Miller, Deputy Director stood with Lady Zara Gowrie at the saluting base. Flight Officer Margaret Blackwood organised the parade.