RAAF OFFICER'S BATTLE DRESS BLOUSE WITH MEDAL RIBBONS AND BREVET - CIRCA 1940S-1950S

AN AUSTRALIAN-MADE RAAF (ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE) OFFICER'S BATTLE DRESS BLOUSE IN DARK NAVY BLUE WOOL. THE JACKET FEATURES A CROPPED, WAIST-LENGTH CUT WITH A WIDE LAPEL COLLAR, FOUR FRONT BUTTONS, AND TWO BREAST POCKETS WITH BUTTON-DOWN FLAPS. A FABRIC BELT OR WAIST TAB IS VISIBLE AT THE LOWER REAR.

INSIGNIA AND APPOINTMENTS:
* SHOULDER EPAULETTES WITH RANK BRAID VISIBLE ON BOTH SHOULDERS, FEATURING GOLD-COLOURED BRAID STRIPES ON DARK BLUE BACKING
* AN EMBROIDERED BREVET (WING) IS SEWN TO THE LEFT BREAST ABOVE THE POCKET
* A RIBBON BAR FEATURING MULTIPLE MEDAL RIBBONS IS MOUNTED ABOVE THE LEFT BREAST POCKET
* DARK-COLOURED BUTTONS THROUGHOUT, CONSISTENT WITH RAAF ISSUE

IDENTIFICATION:
* INTERIOR LABEL READS 'A ? F' (THE BROAD ARROW MARK DENOTING AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT PROPERTY) WITH 'MADE IN AUSTRALIA' VISIBLE BELOW. THE UPPER PORTION OF THE LABEL, WHICH APPEARS TO HAVE CONTAINED ADDITIONAL TEXT INCLUDING THE SIZE, IS PARTIALLY TORN AND OBSCURED.



Item Size: Height: 70cm, Width: 40cm, Depth: 3cm, Weight: 1.3Kg

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

293645+223

Location of item: 60 Marple Avenue, Villawood, NSW, Australia

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