War On The Homefront Flashcards
1
Q
Workforce’s
A
Women encouraged to join aircraft 30000 munitions 373000 Woman bringing in oaycheckndoubled Red Cross Soldiers canteens Espionage
2
Q
Elsie McGill
A
Queen of the hurricane
Hawker hurrican overseen by woman
First to earn a degree
Added components for cold winter flying
3
Q
Enlistment women
A
Air Force army and navy
Canadian woman’s army corps Started cooks and nurses later drives and mechanics Combat roles were never considered Women’s division of Royal Air Force Canadian woman’s auxiliary Air Force Woman’s Royal Canadian naval serbice Joan anf Dave Typical ratio under a girls watch band
4
Q
Commonwealth training camp x
A
In Whitby Ontario far from battlefields and far from Germany
Flight schools
Canadian government paid for it
Skills silent killing
Demolition
Reservists and civilians built the flight schools
