RAF navigator service dress

[jelmer04]

Dear members, I'm thinking about buying a RAF uniform from world war wonders (all photos are his!).
I have 2 questions, why is it so blue compared to other ones? and Is it a genuine war one?
Thanks in advance
Cheers, Jelmer

[Ubique]

Could it be Australian? (Different shade of blue).

[reneblacky]

Looks like regular RAF to me, here's a comparison to RAAF (Canadian made jacket).

[Kohima]

Beat me to it René!
The Australian cloth was a far more inky blue, as perfectly shown. It looks like standard RAF officer’s blue barathea cloth, just very washed out/over exposed images.

That said, the shading on the tunic (notably the back) looks a little irregular, and the tunic has possibly suffered from a degree of sunlight fading.. difficult to say without decent images, or in-hand inspection.

[Rick W]

I think its the light as photos taken inside ,
Better if in natural light outside and better focus.
It looks like RAF issue for my mind. Could even be post war .
Any Tags or dates ?
Here is one to compare .
Cheers Rick

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[reneblacky]

Ahh Rick you have a trove I see now!

[Rick W]

Ahh Rick you have a trove I see now!

It's handy to be able to compare items .
The Tunic above is a 1943 one.
Below here is a post war 1947 Tunic , The labels are always inside the breast pocket , most people cut them out if post war dated
Note the similarities to the OP's one .
Brown liner & sleeve insignia stripes type & colour.
Apart from that they are pretty much the same as each other.
Cheers Rick

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[Rick W]

Maybe another point of interest for you Rene and others collecting RAF uniforms is the Sqn Ldr sleeve stripes .
My 1943 example has the early war type still attached .
See photos below.
On Right
Cheers Rick

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[reneblacky]

Cheers Rick & Nice, here's the tag & jacket from my RAF and the rank bit. Guess the OP fella cares nix!

[Rick W]

Cheers Rick & Nice, here's the tag & jacket from my RAF and the rank bit. Guess the OP fella cares nix!

Nice jacket mate ,
He was only looking at buying it , I found it .
Either that or the poster is the seller trying to find proof that he wont get.
The only way these jackets lose their labels inside the pocket is that people cut them out , they don't wear out .
It would be post war for sure , the sleeve insignia the biggest giveaway , the seller wants 95 pounds for it .
Cheers Rick

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