Collected Episode 31: Women in the Air Force

Women now comprise more than 25 per cent of service personnel in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and there are no restrictions on what they’re allowed to do. But it wasn’t always like this. In Episode 31 of Collected, Louise Maher is shown the clothes and hears the stories of some of the female pioneers, including members of the Women’s Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF) that was formed in the Second World War.

Credits:

Presented by: Louise Maher

Produced by: Louise Maher

Interviews:

Emily Hyles, Assistant Curator Military Heraldry and Technology

Dr Lachlan Grant, Senior Historian Military History Section

Original Music: Andy Heaney, Vice Like Grip

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