Fact 1/75.Air Commandant Dame Felicity Peake DBE was the founding director of the Women’s Royal Air Force in Feb 1949.#powertotheWRAF Royal Air Force ACM Harv Smyth WRAF Branch Maria Byford Royal International Air Tattoo PR CommandantRAFCollege RAF Halton

Fact No 2.The passing of the Army and Air Force (Women’s Service) Act in 1948 created the opportunity for a permanent peacetime role for women in the Armed Forces, in recognition of their invaluable wartime contribution. Royal Air Force RAF Halton @ComdtCranwel ACM Harv Smyth

Fact No 4. The Central Band of the WRAF sazone of only two all-female bands in the British Armed Forced.Maxine Booth Royal Air Force RAF Halton ACM Harv Smyth Maria Byford CommandantRAFCollege #wraf75

Fact No 5. In 1959 the new trade of Air Quartermaster was opened up to women. #powertotheWRAF Maxine Booth Royal Air Force ACM Harv Smyth RAF Halton RAF Brize Norton RAF Association

Henrietta Barnett was a senior officer of the WRAF.On 1/11/1952 she became OC RAF Hawkinge-becoming at the time the only female station commander in the RAF.Maxine Booth Royal Air Force RAF Halton ACM Harv Smyth RAF Association RAF Brize Norton Maria Byford

Fact no 8. Members of the WRAF in the trade ‘Parachute Packers” worked on many RAF bases including RAF Hullavington. RAF Association Maxine Booth Maria Byford Royal Air Force @CSEL_UKSTRATCOM ACM Harv Smyth RAF Museum Air Vice-Marshal Simon Edwards RAF Senior Representative Team (Women) RAFWomensCricket @AOC2Group @AOC22Group

Happy 75th Anniversary to us.

WRAF75 Commemorated and Celebrated.WRAF Branch RAF Association The Tower of London ACM Harv Smyth RAF BBMF Miles Pooley stclementdaneschurch

Great day at Elvington. WRAF Branch