I'd just today received some material from the RAAF Museum.
Persistent readers of this thread may have noticed that the question of the differences between the RAF and RAAF badges and uniforms had previously been raised.
Well, where do I start?
This is going to take a little while for me, given that I've got quite a bit on my plate at the moment.
So, I'll just try to break it down into bite-sized pieces when I have the opportunity to take a rest, a cuppa and sit down in front of the evil machine.
The story reads like something from a script of "Yes Minister".
It had been reported that the Chester Herald described the RAF '****e-Hawk' as "a cross between an albatross, eagle and parrot".
I understand that our (Oz) Air Board, in the latter 1930s, had decided that it would be a good idea to adopt a badge that should incorporate a bird
that looked like an eagle, rather than something that could be mistaken for an albatross.
In true Sir Humphrey fashion, it took nearly seven years (and, no doubt, a good slice of the GNP) for them to get that right.
Back later. Duty calls.