| Accession Number | F04677 |
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| Collection type | Film |
| Measurement | 25 min |
| Object type | Home movie |
| Physical description | 16mm/b&w and colour (Kodachrome)/silent |
| Maker |
Stark, Amy Gwendoline |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, St Ives |
| Date made | 1940 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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| Source credit to | This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government. |
The Women's [Australian] Flying Club
Description
Activities of the Women's Flying Club filmed by Miss Gwen Stark (married name Caldwell) the camp commandant. Weekend camp at St Ives showground. Getting meals and doing chores. Nancy-Bird Walton arrives and inspects the girls. Squadrons marching off to different duties. Squadrons preparing for the parade. Meals prepared and cleaning up after mess. First aid training. Signallers practising Morse Code. Camp at Windsor, NSW. Girls swimming in the Hawkesbury River. March past with Air Commodore De La Pine taking the salute. Drum band. Lady Wakehurst inpects the girls. St Ives, bomb disposal and gas inspectors. See also films F04786 'Flying days', F10244 'They serve that men may fly' and sound recording S00185 'Gwen Caldwell interviewed by Joyce Thompson'.
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