Call Number |
MN 1295 |
Physical description |
9 cm. |
Access advisory |
Available for reference; not for loan. |
Cite As |
Batty Library, MN 1295, Records of the Women's Air Training Corps, No. 5 Wing Western Australia, ACC 2405A, 4246A. |
Biography/history |
W.A.T.C. was formed in Queensland in 1939. The Western Australian division was formed in 1941. After the war, it helped young women to obtain flying licences in the Women's Pilot's Association. By 1957 the W.A.T.C. was defunct and the funds were transferred to the Women's Pilot's Association. |
Summary |
Accounts (1946); addresses and telephone numbers of officers; constititution; correspondence; invitations; minutes (1941-1946); newspaper cuttings; reports (1941-1946). Concerns the activities of the W.A.T.C. in W.A. during the war and after, and the role of Eugene Craig, Commandent of the W.A. division. |
Subjects |
Craig, Eugene.
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Australia. Women's Air Training Corps Wing, No. 5 (W.A.) -- Archives.
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Women air pilots -- Western Australia -- Archives.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Western Australia -- Participation, Female.
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