3-063-086 - Historic England Archive/Heritage Images

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.