A wartime radar operator marks bombs on an airfield

Before the naval-learning discussion begins, a family account recalls a great-aunt's Second World War service in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force. After bombs fell on an airfield shortly before aircraft were due to land, she and other women carried flags onto the field and marked the hazards while firefighting and other emergency work continued. The incoming aircraft then avoided the bomb sites, making the anecdote a compact example of technical personnel taking practical action under pressure. Her later ability to repair radios also illustrates how wartime radar and electronics work drew on skills that remained useful long after service.