The Women's Royal Air Force (WRAF) adapted the formation of the Royal Air Force in April 1918. However, in 1920 the unit was disbanded, along with the other women's services since women were no longer a necessity in the war efforts. The Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) was formed in June 1939 when women were needed once again. The Director of the WAAF was Katherine Trefusis-Forbes, who had supplied in the (WVR) Women's Volunteer Reserve in the First World War. Initially, members of the WAAF were appointed to fill areas such as clerks, kitchen orderlies and drivers, in order to release men for front-line duties. Many members of the WAAF worked in the radar control system as reporters and plotters. Their work was crucial during the Battle of
