Memorials & monuments · East Midlands
Women's Auxiliary Air Force
Women's Auxiliary Air Force — a memorial in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.
Graham Hogg — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
About
Women's Auxiliary Air Force is a memorial located in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF), whose members were referred to as WAAFs (), was the female auxiliary of the British Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Established in 1939, WAAF numbers exceeded 181,000 at its peak strength in 1943, (15.7% of the RAF) with over 2,000 women enlisting per week.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 52.7282, -1.7277
Sources
- osm: node/1799927188 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Women's Auxiliary Air Force (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Women's Auxiliary Air Force?
- Women's Auxiliary Air Force is in East Midlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.7282°, -1.7277°.