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I joined the WAAF just after I was eighteen. H.Q. No.85., was the first contingent of WAAF to be posted to Normandy after D Day. I was Cpl.Clk/GD (Tech) and was one of the first WAAF to be posted to this group to work for The Group Captain for whom I had worked since I joined. I was stationed at HQFC at RAF Bentley Priory and on Saturday 19th February was posted to HQ No 85 Group at Uxbridge.

During my time at Uxbridge, I remember typing lots of stencils for "Operation Overlord" and every item I typed was preceded by "D +" and a figure. Little did I know at the time what all this meant and that I was typing the phasing-in instructions for the Group's aircraft and equipment to go on to the continent after D Day.

For security reasons, these stencils had to be locked away each night and their "safe place" was just a wooden stationary cupboard!

This story was submitted to the People's War website by Helena Noifeld of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Kent and has been added to the website on behalf of Elizabeth Woodin with her permission. She fully understands the site's terms and conditions.

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