Behind Our Planes

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Title

Behind Our Planes

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This wartime propaganda film from the NFU celebrates the role of women in the Air Force. Established in 1941 to free up men for other duties, more than 4,700 women served in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force during WWII. The film is also a recruitment vehicle. It shows WAAF members in traditional (for the time) roles such as sewing and typing. But more male-dominated jobs are being taken on as women are trained as metal workers, mechanics and drivers. And when they’re not working, the wom...

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Video

Date created

1942

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http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/behind-our-planes-1942

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recruiting / recruitment / military mess / dance band / mechanics / drivers / lathe / fabric doping / parachutes / flight training / morse code / radio / airspeed oxford / de havilland dh86 express / harvards / rnzaf / air force / world war two / world war 2 / world war ii / ww2 / wwii / propaganda / wartime / new zealand national film unit / national film unit / nfu / waaf

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