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NAAFI: Navy, Army, and Air Force Institutes  

NAAFI was created by the British government in 1921 to run recreational establishments needed by the Armed Forces, and to sell goods to people in service and their families. At its height during World War Two, NAAFI had 110,000 employees, including 4000 entertainment artists. NAAFI also fed half a million troops in France in the week following the D-Day landings.

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Disclaimer: The audio files available on this virtual exhibit are the result of a long term oral history interview project conducted by the Secrets of Radar Museum. Sections of these interviews have been compiled here to make them accessible to the general public. Interviews were conducted by different museum staff at different times using different recording devices. As a result, some of the audio clips have background noise or other imperfections. The Secrets of Radar Museum has worked to ensure that the recordings shared here have been refined to increase sound quality and reduce these imperfections, but some recordings will still have flaws due to the limitations of the original audio file. The Secrets of Radar Museum appreciates your understanding in this matter. Please contact us for more information.

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