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King George VI of the United Kingdom (center) on a tour of RAF Thurleigh in Bedfordshire, England, 13 Nov 1942. He is hearing from USAAF Lt Robert Riordan (left) about how his B-17 Fortress was damaged on a mission.Staged photo of maintenance crews servicing a Liberator III of RAF No 224 Squadron at Beaulieu, Hampshire, United Kingdom, Dec 1942.A WAAF corporal checking a delivery of 20mm Hispano cannon shells before being loaded onto a Beaufighter Mark VI aircraft of No. 96 Squadron RAF at RAF Honiley, Wroxall, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, 1943-1945A WAAF driver turning the starting handle of a Standard 5-cwt van, Cardington, Bedfordshire, 1940s
King George VI of the United Kingdom (center) on a tour of RAF Thurleigh in Bedfordshire, England, 13 Nov 1942. He is hearing from USAAF Lt Robert Riordan (left) about how his B-17 Fortress was damaged on a mission.Staged photo of maintenance crews servicing a Liberator III of RAF No 224 Squadron at Beaulieu, Hampshire, United Kingdom, Dec 1942.A WAAF corporal checking a delivery of 20mm Hispano cannon shells before being loaded onto a Beaufighter Mark VI aircraft of No. 96 Squadron RAF at RAF Honiley, Wroxall, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, 1943-1945A WAAF driver turning the starting handle of a Standard 5-cwt van, Cardington, Bedfordshire, 1940s
A WAAF flight officer examining an aerial photograph with two Canadian photographic reconnaissance pilots, Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, 1943A WAAF leading aircraftwoman driver at the wheel of a Fordson 15-cwt van at Cardington, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, 1940sA WAAF member transposing a plain language message into perforated morse tape while the other threaded the tape into a high-speed transmitter, Headquarters No. 60 (Signals) Group, RAF Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, date unknownA WAAF officer, acompanied by a flight sergeant, inspecting a squad of WAAF Policewomen, RAF Police School at RAF Uxbridge, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom, 1940s
A WAAF flight officer examining an aerial photograph with two Canadian photographic reconnaissance pilots, Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, 1943A WAAF leading aircraftwoman driver at the wheel of a Fordson 15-cwt van at Cardington, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, 1940sA WAAF member transposing a plain language message into perforated morse tape while the other threaded the tape into a high-speed transmitter, Headquarters No. 60 (Signals) Group, RAF Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, date unknownA WAAF officer, acompanied by a flight sergeant, inspecting a squad of WAAF Policewomen, RAF Police School at RAF Uxbridge, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom, 1940s
A WAAF storewoman checking parts in the spares section at No. 16 Maintenance Unit, RAF Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, date unknownActing Superintendent Mrs. Bolton of WomenAn intercept sheet of German radio transmission created for the cryptologists at Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, 1940sB-17F Flying Fortress aircraft
A WAAF storewoman checking parts in the spares section at No. 16 Maintenance Unit, RAF Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, date unknownActing Superintendent Mrs. Bolton of Women's Voluntary Service's Services Club at Chester House speaking to members of ATS and WAAF, Clarendon Place, Paddington, London, England, 1943An intercept sheet of German radio transmission created for the cryptologists at Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, 1940sB-17F Flying Fortress aircraft 'Spotted Cow', assembly ship of 384th Bomber Group, 547th Bomber Squadron, based in RAF Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire, England, UK, 1943, photo 1 of 2
Colossus code breaking computer, Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, 1943Completed Bren guns at Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield, London, England, United Kingdom, date unknownCovenanter bridgelayer vehicle, 1940sCrews of No. 77 Squadron RAF about to be driven by WAAF drivers to the dispersals at RAF Elvington, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom for the Squadron
Colossus code breaking computer, Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, 1943Completed Bren guns at Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield, London, England, United Kingdom, date unknownCovenanter bridgelayer vehicle, 1940sCrews of No. 77 Squadron RAF about to be driven by WAAF drivers to the dispersals at RAF Elvington, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom for the Squadron's fourth raid on Berlin, Germany, 1942-1945
Duchess of Gloucester Princess Alice, Honorary Air Commandant of the WAAF, being briefed by WAAF cypher officer Lady Dorothy Bowhill on internal transmission of decrypted signals by Lamson Tube at the Headquarters of Coastal Command, RAF Eastbury Park, Northwood, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom, date unknownDuty officers and WAAF plotters at RAF Fighter Command No. 10 Group Headquarters Operations Room, RAF Rudloe Manor (RAF Box), Corsham, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, 1943Flight Officer P. M. Wright supervising Sergeant K. F. Sperrin and WAAF operators Joan Lancaster, Elaine Miley, Gwen Arnold, and Joyce Hollyoak in the receiver room at RAF Bawdsey, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, date unknownFlying control officer Pilot Officer R. P. Burrows and his WAAF assistant sending barometric pressure data to landing aircraft, RAF Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, 1942-1945
Duchess of Gloucester Princess Alice, Honorary Air Commandant of the WAAF, being briefed by WAAF cypher officer Lady Dorothy Bowhill on internal transmission of decrypted signals by Lamson Tube at the Headquarters of Coastal Command, RAF Eastbury Park, Northwood, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom, date unknownDuty officers and WAAF plotters at RAF Fighter Command No. 10 Group Headquarters Operations Room, RAF Rudloe Manor (RAF Box), Corsham, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, 1943Flight Officer P. M. Wright supervising Sergeant K. F. Sperrin and WAAF operators Joan Lancaster, Elaine Miley, Gwen Arnold, and Joyce Hollyoak in the receiver room at RAF Bawdsey, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, date unknownFlying control officer Pilot Officer R. P. Burrows and his WAAF assistant sending barometric pressure data to landing aircraft, RAF Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, 1942-1945

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