Henrietta Barnett, British Women's Royal Air Force officer (born 1905)

Henrietta Barnett (WRAF officer)

Air Commandant Dame Mary Henrietta Barnett was a senior officer of the Women's Royal Air Force (WRAF). From 1956 to 1960, she served as its director.

Women's Auxiliary Air Force

British military service in World War II

The Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF), whose members were referred to as WAAFs, was the female auxiliary of the British Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Established in 1939, WAAF numbers exceeded 181,000 at its peak strength in 1943, with over 2,000 women enlisting…

September 11

Day of the year

September 11 is the 254th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 111 days remain until the end of the year.