RAF Regt.

Battle dress blouse with insignia to a Squadron Leader and printed RAF Regiment shoulder titles. Maker's label from Lighthouse Clothing of Leeds 1941 with broad arrow mark. Size 11. Formed 1942. Parachute squadrons were formed to assist in capturing airfields. They had reccie units with Humber and Morris cars. In 1944 25,000 officers and men transferred to the army due to heavy losses. The RAF Regiment fought as field, armoured car and LAA squadrons in North Africa, the Middle East, Italy, the Balkans, North West Europe and the Arakan in Burma. Two small moth nips

Code: 57458