2 smiling girls in WW1 WRAF uniform

Description: An utterly delightful sepia-toned real photo postcard (RPPC) of two smiling and giggling young girls (sisters?), both dressed in WW1 Women's Royal Air Force (WRAF) uniform. During the First World War, members of the Women’s Royal Naval Service (WRNS) and the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) worked on air stations belonging to the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). When the decision was taken to merge the RFC and RNAS to form the Royal Air Force (RAF), concerns were raised about the loss of their specialised female workforce. This need for a separate women’s air service led to the formation of the WRAF on 1 April 1918.

Date: c.1918

Photographer: Unknown

Size: 13 x 8 cm

SKU: 627