Toast to the WAAFs

Series

Series Name
The Gen

Issue

Issue No.
11
Date Released
1944
Length of issue (in feet)
1294
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 3
Summary
A survey of the WAAFs contribution to the war effort: film of their work includes patching barrage balloons, folding parachutes, nurses, cooks, groundcrew, navigators. WAAFs leave for service abroad (on the "Queen Mary").
Keywords
Ships and boats; Women; Aviation; Military

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name
Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive
Email
film@iwm.org.uk
Web
http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/film
Phone
020 7416 5291
Fax
020 7416 5379
Address
Lambeth Road
London SE1 6HZ
Notes
The IWM also preserves the original nitrate film copies for the World War II period of British Paramount News, Gaumont British News and Universal News.
Series held
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How to cite this record

'Toast to the WAAFs', The Gen Issue No. 11, 1944. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/80907 (Accessed 15 Mar 2025)