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title: Serve in the WAAF with the Men who Fly
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/uk-serve-in-the-waaf-with-the-men-who-fly-1939/
description: A WAAF auxiliary in uniform stands in front of and slightly above a helmeted airman with oxygen mask, with a Union flag and an RAF ensign with roundel
section: Collection
---

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[![Serve in the WAAF with the Men who Fly, 1939 UK poster: A WAAF auxiliary in uniform stands in front of and slightly above](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/uk-serve-in-the-waaf-with-the-men-who-fly-1939.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/uk-serve-in-the-waaf-with-the-men-who-fly-1939.jpg)

# Serve in the WAAF with the Men who Fly

A WAAF auxiliary in uniform stands in front of and slightly above a helmeted airman with oxygen mask, with a Union flag and an RAF ensign with roundel behind them against a blue-to-orange sky. The tell for transfer is the pairing of the recruit with the flags, the flier and the 'men who fly', so the prestige of the aircrew attaches to ground service.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/)

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
SERVE IN THE WAAF
WITH THE MEN WHO FLY

[signature:] FOSS

Printed for H.M. Stationery Office by Lowe & Brydone Printers Ltd., London [remainder of small print illegible]
```

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