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The Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF) was formed in March 1941 after considerable lobbying by women keen to serve and by the Chief of the Air Staff who wanted to release male personnel serving in Australia for service overseas. The WAAAF was the largest of the Second World War women's services. It was disbanded in December 1947. A new Australian women's air force was formed in July 1950 and in November became the Women's Royal Australian Air Force (WRAAF). The WRAAF was disbanded in the early 1980s and female personnel was absorbed into the mainstream RAAF. Australia's first female air force pilots graduated in 1988 and today, every role in the Air Force is open to women. Source: www.awm.gov.au/learn/understanding-military-structure/raa...

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pretty sure this is on the east side of Yerba Buena Island, the Bay Bridge goes directly over what was the parade ground

I think that bldg in the bg is to the left of the old cantilever span just as it makes landfall on the E side of YB Island, as you say. Some great architecture on that base!

Here's a Street View link showing that building from exactly the same angle - as you say, the road goes right across this view now www.google.co.uk/maps?q=Yerba+Buena+Island&ll=37.8109...