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Auxiliary Territorial Service searchlight operator, 1942 (c)

Photograph, World War Two, Home Front, 1942 (c).

Many anti-aircraft units had female personnel. Members of the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) served as gunners, range finders, height-fighters and sound detectors while others operated search lights and radar equipment. This searchlight operator wears a cold weather 'teddy bear coat' and steel helmet.

One of 420 photographs relating to Auxiliary Territorial Service.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1994-07-277-329

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum, Out of Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1994-07-277-329