Changing Altitudes: Stories of Australian Air Force Women

Author: Air Commodore Kirrily Dearing AM Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 240 In the early years of the Second World War, Australian women began lobbying to contribute to the nation's wartime effort. From 1940, women were signing up to serve in the Royal Australian Nursing Service, and in 1941, an Auxiliary arm of the Royal Australian Air Force was established, allowing women to join on a temporary basis to enhance the organisation's ability to fight. In the decades since, Australian...Read more