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Sheila K. Rathbone Smith (b. 1924) of Oxford, England, served as a barrage balloon operator with the British Women's Royal Air Force during World War II. Sheila Katharina Rathbone Smith was born in England on 31 August 1924 to a British father and a German mother. She grew up in Hampstead and London, England, and attended high school in Oxford. Smith joined the British Royal Air Force (RAF) in 1942 and served as a barrage balloon operator in London and Newcastle for three years. She then worked in transportation, organizing the movement of British troops and prisoners of war in England. She was discharged in 1946 with the rank of leading aircraft woman (LACW). Smith modeled after the war, most notably for fashion designer Hardy Amies. She married in 1951 and relocated to the [...] Read more

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1.	Oral history interview with Sheila K. Smith Primarily documents Sheila K. Rathbone Smith's service with the British Women's Royal Air Force (RAF) from 1942 to 1946 and her post-war modeling career in England. Smith[...] 2005-01-24 \| Audio \| Sheila K. Smith Collection \| Detailed record - Similar records
2.	Portrait of Sheila K. Smith Professional modeling photo of Sheila Smith with a ring prominent on her middle finger. 1948 \| Image \| Sheila K. Smith Collection \| Detailed record - Similar records
3.	Modeling photo including Sheila Smith NULL 1948 \| Image \| Sheila K. Smith Collection \| Detailed record - Similar records
4.	Two Women's Royal Air Force servicewomen Two British Women's Royal Air Force servicemen appear to operate a machine from a caged station, circa 1943. 1943 \| Image \| Sheila K. Smith Collection \| Detailed record - Similar records
5.	RAF barrage balloons Photo from an airplane of hundreds of barrage balloons floating in skies above England, circa 1943. 1943 \| Image \| Sheila K. Smith Collection \| Detailed record - Similar records
6.	Royal Air Force servicewomen pull balloon Four British Royal Air Force servicewomen pull the strings of a barrage balloon, used to interfere with low-level bombardments in England, circa 1943. 1943 \| Image \| Sheila K. Smith Collection \| Detailed record - Similar records
7.	Two Royal Air Force servicewomen hold down balloon Two British Royal Air Force servicewomen hold the strings of a barrage balloon, used to interfere with low-level bombardments in England, circa 1943. 1943 \| Image \| Sheila K. Smith Collection \| Detailed record - Similar records
8.	Royal Air Force servicewomen inflate balloon British Royal Air Force servicewomen and men inflate a barrage balloon, circa 1943. The balloons were used to interfere with low-level bombardment. 1943 \| Image \| Sheila K. Smith Collection \| Detailed record - Similar records
9.	Portrait of Sheila K. Smith Portrait of Sheila K. Smith in British Women's Royal Air Force uniform, circa 1943. 1943 \| Image \| Sheila K. Smith Collection \| Detailed record - Similar records

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