Sujet

Blackpool, 1942-1943. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Blackpool, Lancashire, 1942-1943. WAAF (Women's Auxiliary Air Force) trainees at the No. 2 School of Photography in Blackpool, posed for the camera whilst off-duty, in their pyjamas and metal hats. The RAF’s No. 2 School of Photography was established in August 1940 to meet the rapidly increasing need for more photographers and photographic technicians to aid with aerial reconnaissance during the Second World War. The School was based at the Blackpool Technical College and Palatine Secondary School in Blackpool. Training of women at the School began in 1941. This photograph shows WAAF recruits in their free time during their training at the No. 2 School of Photography in Blackpool.

Date

1942

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England

Notre référence

HRM25A27_215

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

135,8Mo (2,9Mo) / 67,7cm x 50,2cm / 8000 x 5933 (300dpi)

Mots clés

England female women woman people laughing posing country clothes British English photography dress armour military war location royal air force Armed Forces century helmet blackpool lancashire Britain laughter protective clothing clothing wartime concept pyjamas APPAREL B&W 1940s Army warfare Air Force trainee Forties casque World War II World War two WWII trainees black & white black and white B W armed services world war 2 20th century decade RAF Second World War TGN tin hat WAAF WW2 photograph 2nd World War Women's Auxiliary Air Force Unknown Chapman Historic England Dorothy Historic England clothing & dress fashion & clothing tin hats RAF No 2 School of Photography Dorothy Chapman Dorothy Eileen May Chapman Dorothy Eileen May Knicky Chapman Knicky