Women's Royal Australian Air Force

The Women's Royal Australian Air Force (WRAAF) was formed in 1950, after the success of women serving in the Air Forces had been demonstrated by the Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF). The first recruits began training on 30 January 1951, with Wing Officer Doris Carter as the service's director.[1] Group Officer Lois Pitman succeeded her in 1960, followed by Group Officer Dawn Parsloe in 1972.[2] In 1972, the service achieved a pay scale equal to the male service. In 1977, the WRAAF was absorbed into the RAAF.[3]

References

  1. ^ Libby Stewart (2014). "Australian Defence Force". The Encyclopedia of Women & Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia. Australian Women's Archives Project.
  2. ^ "Directors of the WRAAF" (PDF).
  3. ^ Royal Australian Air Force. "Women in Air Force". Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2008.
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