In common with the other forces, the WAAF did not allow women to go into combat. However, women were trained as pilots and played an important part in Air Transport, flying aircraft from the factories to the airfields and moving them between airfields. They flew everything from small fighters to heavy bombers.
Other work in the WAAF included operating radar to warn of approaching enemy aircraft, often in dangerous areas; packing parachutes; mechanics and engineering. Women worked as electricians and as fitters; maybe the most skilled job in the RAF. They became meteorological officers, forecasting the weather, which was very important where planning air operations was concerned. They were involved in interpreting photographs of enemy targets before a bombing raid, and in interviewing the crews when they returned from a bombing raid.
