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WOMEN IN THE AIR FORCE "WAFs" RECRUITING FILM 66524 (1951)

1951 · Short film · 15 min

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This incredible black & white educational/promotional film is about women in the U.S. Air Force and the traing & jobs they can get while in the USAF. This was made in 1951, when women were not allowed to serve as pilots but were instead relegated to other jobs -- some of them quite technical in nature such as air traffic controller. (The roles women were assigned in this era was a bit of a reversal from WWII when the Women's Air Service Pilots or WASPs ferried planes around the world for the Air Corps.) Opening: United States Air Force presents WOMEN IN THE AIR FORCE (:08-:26). Through clouds, a man is writing at a desk amongst the clouds. A woman, an Angel appears and talks to the man. The Angel will be sent to earth to observe the Women in the Air Force (WAFs). Women from all over the USA awake in the barracks. One jumps up out of bed (:27-2:53). A woman wanders from her group in formation. Women march in uniform perfectly. A man teaches the women. Grooming is taught as well as etiquette. A woman does first aid to an injured person as part of an exercise. A man gets into a Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star jet with markings that read FT-033. The woman look at the plane. Two jets take off (4:47-4:48). Career Guidance counselors discuss choices with the women. Men board a plane which takes off. The Angel talks with the man about WAF jobs (4:54-6:20). A woman is a parachute rigger, she prepares the chute. Equipment technician position helps prepare a man to fly. Flight control…

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Running time
15 minutes
Collection
Ephemeral Films

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