"AIRCRAFT RECOGNITION" COURSES ARE BEING GIVEN TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE W.A.A.A.F. AND AIRWOMEN ARE ...

Accession Number 013537
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Cranstone, Edward Lefevre (Ted)
Place made Australia
Date made 12 November 1942
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

"AIRCRAFT RECOGNITION" COURSES ARE BEING GIVEN TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE W.A.A.A.F. AND AIRWOMEN ARE ALREADY BEING INCLUDED IN THE ROSTER FOR WATCH TOWER DUTY AT SOME STATIONS. IT IS EXPECTED THAT ALL "SPOTTERS" WILL EVENTUALLY BE WOMEN. THIS PICTURE, TAKEN AT AN AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE STATION SHOWS CORPORAL MARGARET ROSS ON DUTY ON THE WATCH TOWER. CORPORAL ROSS IS NORMALLY A CLERK GENERAL BUT IN COMMON WITH ALL OTHER W.A.A.A.F. PERSONNEL ON THIS STATION SHE DOES HER "WATCH" ON THE TOWER. (NEGATIVE BY CRANSTONE).