RCAF Station Jarvis Belgian trainee graduated. Women were admitted to the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1941 as members of the Women's Division - the "WDs". The first WDs, 70 in number, arrived at Jarvis on 27 April 1942, and within six months airwomen were serving in many areas of the station including the control tower, the bomb plotting office, the kitchens, and the stores. Airwomen were not permitted to serve as aircrew. A key member of the famous "Dambusters" (No. 617 Squadron RAF) trained at Jarvis: RCAF navigator, Harlo “Terry” Taerum. In May 1943, in Operation Chastise, commonly known as the "Dambusters
RAF Snaith approach landings. During the construction of the M62 motorway the airfield was cut in half with the motorway going east to west through the top third of the airfield. However a number of technical buildings are still in place including the sergeants mess. RAF Snaith Royal Air Force Snaith or RAF Snaith is a former Royal Air Force station which was located south west of Goole, Yorkshire, England and close to the village of Pollington. The airfield opened 1941 before closing in 1946. A large number of different squadrons used the airfield firstly No. 150 Squadron RAF flew Vickers Wellingtons