The Royal Canadian Air Force Women's Division was a non-combatant element of the Royal Canadian Air Force which was active during the Second World War. The Women's Division's original role was to repl
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Women of the Canadian Women's Auxiliary Air Force (CWAAF), 1941. The CWAAF was changed to the RCAF Women's Division in February, 1942.
Timekeeping personnel of the RCAF Women's Division, No. 2 Service Flying Training School, RCAF Station Uplands, 1942
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Proudly She Marches is an 18-minute 1943 Canadian documentary film, made by the National Film Board of Canada as part of the wartime Canada Carries On series. The film, directed by Jane Marsh and prod
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…squad that travelled across Canada. Officers also travelled across Canada to encourage recruitment. Tours of WD facilities were arranged. Films such as Proudly She Marches publicized the Women's Division, and photographs of WDs in uniform taken by Ottawa photographer Yousuf Karsh attracted interest. At first, 150 women…
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