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    Reproduction RAF Battledress Blouse

    in Clothing/uniforms

    Posted

    Just for info', "War Service Dress" and "Suits Aircrew" are essentially the same thing, although in typical RAF fashion are labelled differently...........the blue-grey battledress was originally intended for Aircrew but usage spread amongst other trades and by 1943 the universal War Service Dress (RAF BD) was pretty much standard issue working and flying dress.......

     

    Years ago now, I had a pile of NOS RAF BD trousers of both varieties, and the only difference apart from the labels was the ones marked "Aircrew" had metal buttons fitted and the War Service variety black plastic.........

     

    The BD blouse in both varieties did not appear to change between 1942 and 45, being of the concealed button "37" type throughout - no utility version seems to have been manufactured.......and all RAF versions featured box-pleated breast pockets with 3-point flaps.......

     

    However, the pre-43 pattern of Aircrew BD trousers were slightly different (manufactured 41 to 43), having belt loops, ankle adjustment tabs and a small flapped field-dressing/fob pocket on the left-front.........the examples of both varieties made from 1943 onwards were simplified and identical, lacking belt loops and having a standard army-type box-pleated field dressing pocket fitted.......

     

    Beware wartime Royal Observer Corps BD blouses....these look the same as the standard wartime BD but feature exposed buttons in austerity style on the front opening and pocket flaps......:D

     

    And...if you find any wartime khaki BD labelled "Heavy Duty Dress", it's RAF issue khaki battledress.....!

     

    thanks for that, if I found a ROC blouse, I would be over the moon

     

    Incidently, there was a RAF Regt W/O bd blouse (HD) sold on ebay yesterday, £156.99 plus p&p!!

     

    TTFN

     

    Mark

    Face hair compulsory?

    in Other Chatter

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    Jack,due to a bad weather forecast we have had to postpone your haircut to a later date , however we have booked you in at the same time for a sheep slurry shampoo followed by a radioactive Welsh rain rinse and a Welsh mountain gale blow dry.

    Rich is looking forward to making your acquaintance tomorrow.

    All the usual felicitations

    As ever

    Fred.

     

    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

    Saturday 22nd at the Tank Museum

    in MV Chatter

    Posted · Edited by chevpol

    Hi Mark,

     

    Good to meet you too. Hope your trip back was ok. I was lucky to only have a few miles to go...

     

    Please post some pics!

     

    Richard.

     

    Hi Richard,

     

    started putting piccys on seperate thread on the show report page!! Trip back was ok, you were right about the weather, it was a bit grim on sunday wasnt it?

     

    Mark

     

    PS, just for you!!!

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