RAF uniform
Category
Costume
Date
Unknown
Materials
Serge
Measurements
Jacket - 770 mm (length), Hat - 240 mm (diameter)
Collection
Birling Gap and Seven Sisters, East Sussex
NT 669473
Summary
An A R.A.F. officers blue jacket with four pockets and two 'rings' signifying Flight Lieutenant rank on the sleeves. It has four brass buttons down the front and two on the pocket flaps. It has a pilots wings on the left-hand side and two medal ribbons underneath. An 'A' on each collar denotes a member of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force. There is also a belt with a metal buckle, and an officer's blue hat with a peak and leather chin strap. The hat has a leather inner headband and an R.A.F. cap badge in the centre on a black braid band. Total number of items is 3.