Royal Canadian Air Force Women's Division (RCAF WD)
In
this section, you will find recollections from three women,
two who were part of the Royal Canadian Air Force Women's
Division (RCAF WD) and one worked for the Royal Canadian
Air Force (RCAF) as a civilian.
All three of these women
were pioneers. Sylvia Evans was among the first seven women
to leave from Edmonton for training in Toronto. She would
return to Alberta to work at No. 4 Training Command in Calgary
before being posted across the country. Jessie Stewart was
among the first group to leave for training from British
Columbia and
was later posted to No. 7 Service Flying Training School
(SFTS) in Fort Macleod. Mary Sadler was the first woman
hired to work in the radio room at No. 2 Air Observer School
(AOS) in Edmonton. Read on for personal accounts of their
unique, and, perhaps less known, experiences.
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