WAAFS Parade, Battle of Britain Week, Stafford,

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Date:1953

Description:Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) parade during Battle of Britain Week, seen here on Victoria Road, Stafford.

The Battle of Britain was a series of air raids by the German Air Force between June 1940 and April 1941. These attacks were successfully resisted by the Royal Air Force, thereby averting a possible invasion of Britain.


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1900s
Portrait of the Shelley Family, Stafford,
Portrait of the Shelley Family, Stafford,

Ernest and Alice Shelley with their daughter, also named Alice. The photograph ...

1930s
Reconstruction of the Old Victoria Road Bridge, Stafford,
Reconstruction of the Old Victoria Road Bridge, Stafford,

The original Victoria Bridge was built on soft ground in the 1860s. It lasted until ...

1950s
Marching Band, Battle of Britain Week, Stafford,
Marching Band, Battle of Britain Week, Stafford,

R.A.F. band forming part of the Battle of Britain Week parade, Victoria Road, Stafford. The ...

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Source: Staffordshire Museum Service

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