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1942
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JULY 2ND, 1942 FLIGHT 23 Jet ervice Aviation Royal Air Force and Fleet Air Arm News and Announcements The W.A.A.F. is Three Years Old CPECIAL church services and parades, »3 birthday parties, sports and con certs were arranged for Sunday, June 28, to mark the third anniversary of the formation of the W.A.A.F. These took place at every R.A.F. station where there are W.A.A.F. serving, and the airwomen were hostesses to the R.A.F. At one station'the W.A.A.F. cooks made a large three-tier birthday cake, crowned with three candles. The director of the W.A.A.F. took the Awarded the D.F.C., Sqn. Ldr. C. E. Malfroy, of No. 66 Squadron (Auxi liary Air Force). salute at a unit where more than 1,000 air women marched past. Much has been achieved in three years by this women's service, which is an integral part of the R.A.F. The Service is a successor to the Women's Royal Air Force which was demobilised after the last war. The Munich crisis of 1938 led to the forma tion of the Auxiliary Territorial Service which had special R.A.F. companies. Women wishing to volunteer for duty with the R.A.F. were entered as mem bers of these companies. On June 28, T 939, the King approved the formation of a separate service "to be designated the Women's Auxiliary Air Force, to serve with the R.A.F. in time of war.". Originally there were five trades; to day there are more than fifty for air women and sixteen branches for officers. At the beginning of this year the W.A.A.F. was the largest women's ser vice, and its present strength is more than 100,000, nearly all of whom are volunteers. „ Its object, that of replacing officers and men of the R.A.F. employed on ground staff duties, has been fulfilled. To-day, members of the Service are serving in all the R.A.F. Commands at home, as well as in the Middle East and the United States of America. ^. Officers and airwomen are taking an active and important part in the ground work involved in the bomber raids and tighter sweeps which are being carried out by the R.A.F. They are being em ployed as photographic interpretation officers, 'meteorological officers, code and Pilots of Czechoslovakia are highly regarded in the R.A.F. Here is a portion of a squadron, flying Spitfires in formation. cipher officers, intelligence officers, and in many other skilled and necessary occupations. They contribute valuable service in other ways—in cooking meals for air crews to take on raids and to be ready for them on their return. Indeed, this type of service is vital, that is why the demand for cooks as the W.A.A.F. enters its fourth year of life is so great. Pictures for the R.A.F. A NOVEL scheme for providing R.A.F. messes and depots with paintings and drawings has been launched under which members of the public are invited to lend tin ir works of art to the flying service " lot the duration." Already over 300 framed paintings, and several hundreds of unframed engravings, drawings and cartoons have been lent to the Central Institute of Art and Design, which is sponsoring the R.A.F. Picture Scherne. Most of these have been given by the artists themselves, and many more have offered their works, but are -short of frames, or find transportation difficult Awards THE KING has been graciously pleased to approve the following awards in recognition of gallantry displayed in flying operations against the enemy : — BAR TO THE DISTINGUISHED FLVINO CROSS. Act. Son. Ldr. G. K. GUBOY, D.F.C., A.A.F., No. 609 Son.—Since this officer was awarded the D.F.C. in July, 1940, he has destroyed an addi tional seven enemy aircraft and' damaged a further two, making a totxl of ten destroyed and four damaged. Under bis command his squadron has met with considerable success in the destruction of enemy aircraft. Tie is a first-class fitfhW'r pilot and a/i excellent leader.
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