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WAAAF fabric workers producing the wings of a Catalina flying boat

from State Library of Queensland

  • Vesna Verencevic said:
    Developed as a naval patrol aircraft, the Consolidated PBY Catalina was a widely exported flying boat during World War II. Over the course of the conflict, it served a number of different nations in a variety of roles. In the Royal Australian Air Force, PBYs and PB2Bs (a variant built by Boeing in Canada) served as multi-role bombers and scouts, the type eventually earning great renown among Australian aircrews.[2][3][4][5][6] The motto of the Catalina squadrons was "The First and Furthest." Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consolidated_PBY_Catalina_in_Austra...
  • Vesna Verencevic said:
    The WAAAF was the first military organisation in Australia for women which focused on skills other than tending the sick or injured. The establishment of the WAAAF paved the way for similar organisations in Navy and Army. Some women joined the WAAAF because they saw it as their patriotic duty, others to see the world and some to escape the social confines of life at home with the men away. Critics viewed the new organisation as a radical move and at least one national leader, the Minister for Defence, Harold C. Thorby, (right) opposed it. 'Aviation takes women out of their natural environment, the home and the training of the family,' he said. These fabric workers knew to an inch the amount of material required to cover their aircraft. It's no exaggeration to say that military life came as shock to some women: they had trouble adjusting. The WAAAF was designed and run as an efficient military organisation. In all areas, except pay and entitlements, women were treated the same as men in the Royal Australian Air Force. Pay and conditions were vastly different to men, women were only paid a percentage of the equivalent male wage and married women were not allowed to remain in the WAAAF. Source: www.radschool.org.au/magazines/Vol75/Page15.htm

War game drill on SEATTLE (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

  • p2wy said:
    Info on the ship here.
  • perfgeek said:
    "War game drill?" what was the photographer thinking?
  • Brian Rosal said:
    Wonderful Photo exhibit about War, Historical War photos. This is amazing and helpful to those who are researching for this..keep it up! Keep posting!! worldwar42.blogspot.com

Stretching Out

from North East Museums

  • Doug D said:
    Interesting photo. Do you have any idea what year this photo or the others in this series were taken? My dad grew up in an orphanage in Newcastle and was sent to Canada when he was 13 years of age as a home boy. I don't imagine the names of the boys were written down anywhere but it would be interesting all the same.
  • Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums said:
    Doug D The nearest date on file is 1910, but as they came as a set of glass lantern slides, unfortunately the names of the boys hadn't been recorded with them.
  • Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums said:
    Doug D btw we may have other records in our Archives relating to your dad. Have a look at our main website www.twmuseums.org.uk/archives or drop us an e-mail archives@twmuseums.org.uk

[Paul Strand, Spokane, Northwestern League (baseball)] (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

  • Kilted Cowboy said:
    May 13, 1917: Pitching for Seattle, left-hander Paul Strand, who had begun his career with Spokane in 1911, pitched a perfect game to defeat the Indians 1-0. all is stats... www.baseball-reference.com/s/stranpa01.shtml
  • Laurie Effinger said:
    The Spokane Indians are still waiting to win one! LOL