Unofficial history of the Australian
& New Zealand Armed
Services
Category: Badges/Cloth
Badges worn by Australian
Military Aircrew
RAN
pilot's wings in bullion with Tudor (King's) Crown.
Army Aircrew Badges
Loadmaster
cloth
Loadmaster
metal
2 versions of the
Observer's badge in metal
Observer's
badge in cloth
Pilot's
wings, Tudor (King's) Crown
Pilot's
wings, St Edward's (Queen's) Crown
Pilot's wings metal
Pilot's
wings Air Observation Post
Aust.
Army Aviation Corps hat badge in bullion
Pilot,
worsted on blue
Pilot,
woven on a blue backing
Air
Despatch. Yellow DC3 Dakota on a
blue background. Worn by 55 Company RAASC c.1950 and in Vietnam by 1st
Army Air Despatch Organisation.
Air
Despatch. Yellow DC3 Dakota on
blue with 1AASO embroidered on the lower section. Possibly home made.
Worn on flight uniform.
Air
Despatch 1960 Royal Australian
Army Service Corps (RAASC). Gold on blue.
Air
Despatch 1960 Royal Australian
Army Service Corps (RAASC). Worsted on blue backing.
Air
Despatch. Royal Australian Army
Service Corps. (RAASC) Embroidered on khaki
Air
Despatch. Royal Australian Corps
of Transport. (RACT). Embroidered on khaki.
Air
Despatcher, Royal Australian Corps
of Transport. Worsted on blue.
Subdued
pattern
RACT
Air Despatcher mess dress
RACT
Air Despatcher (fully formed)
RACT
Air Despatcher (variations)
New Zealand badges
NZ Air Despatcher
Some images
from Australian Army Badges: Cloth insignia of the Army in Australia
1860-1993 by J K Cossum ISBN 0 949530 14 X. Some Images
from The
World of Military Wings Chris Langley
