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Royal Canadian Air Force Women's Division

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The Royal Canadian Air Force Women's Division was a branch of the Royal Canadian Air Force formed in 1942 during World War II. The Women's Division was originally called the Canadian Women's Auxiliary Air Force, which formed in 1941.

The Women's Division personnel (also known as WDs) took over many wartime responsibilities from men, who were made available for combat duties overseas and in British Commonwealth Air Training Plan schools across Canada. The RCAF Women's Divison was discontinued in December 1946.