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Shades of Blue: The Uniforms and Insignia of the Royal Australian Air Force 1921-2018

by John D. R. MacDonald

A visual record of RAAF uniform history

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A visual record of RAAF uniform history

John D. R. MacDonald’s reference work documents the uniforms, insignia, badges, and accoutrements worn by Royal Australian Air Force personnel from 1921 to 2018. Its broad chronological scope makes changes in uniform and insignia the organizing thread, bringing together material on the service’s dress and identifying symbols across nearly a century. The book is presented as a compendium grounded in MacDonald’s research and reference material, with contributions from historians and collectors. Its subject places it at the intersection of military history, institutional heritage, and collecting, with the uniforms themselves serving as the focus of the historical record.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Collectors of military uniforms, insignia, and related objects
  • Readers researching Royal Australian Air Force history and heritage
  • Students and historians interested in military dress and material culture

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Royal Australian Air Force historyMilitary uniforms and insigniaInstitutional heritageCollecting and reference material

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Book overview

"Shades of Blue" provides an extensive compendium of the uniforms, insignia, badges and accoutrements worn by the personnel of the Royal Australian Air Force over the past 100 years.

In its original form, "Shades of Blue" was a prize winner in the Royal Australian Air Force's 2016 Heritage Awards, and publication of this edition is fully-supported by the Royal Australian Air Force. Between 2016-and prior to his passing in mid-2018-author John Macdonald continued to work on the content of the book, assisted by many respected historians and collector friends, distilling and refining their combined encyclopaedic knowledge and reference material into what you see before you today. John Macdonald's goal was to encapsulate the widest possible breadth of the numerous uniform types worn by the personnel of the RAAF, documenting the various changes made along the way.

The result is an unsurpassed testimony to the heritage of the men and women of the Royal Australian Air Force, and a must-have reference for students, scholars and aviation historians, as well as collectors of uniforms and insignia.

 

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