Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service

Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service
In flight between New Guinea and Australia caring for patients in 1944
Active1940–1946
1948–1977
CountryAustralia
BranchRoyal Australian Air Force
RoleNursing services
Size616 (December 1945)
EngagementsWorld War II
Korean War
Malayan Emergency
Vietnam War
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Margaret Lang (1940–1946)[1]

The Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service (RAAFNS) was a branch of the Royal Australian Air Force, which existed from 1940 to 1946, and from 1948 to 1977. Members served in World War II, the Korean War, the Malayan Emergency, and the Vietnam War.[2]

  1. ^ Hine, Margaret (2014). "Lang, Margaret Irene (1893–1983)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
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