WW2 cotton pale blue F/S caps

[30sqnatc]

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The were introduced in about August 1944, as replacements for the rather hot and prickly BG serge F/S caps. Similar caps were manufactured postwar for use in tropical countries, including Fiji and Singapore/Malaya, including Air rank caps with additional piping (dark blue?).
David D

Does anyone have a colour photo of one of these WW2 caps? I can vaguely visualise the colour worn postwar in Singapore unfortunately all the 41 Sqn photos in museum site showing the caps are b/w and the WW2 colourised photos appear too light a blue for my 1960s memory

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This one is way to faded to help

www.jsmilitaria.com/royal-new-zealand-air-force.html

Success found this. The modern colour but does it represent the WW2 colour?

view.taurangaheritagecollection.co.nz/objects/8679/forage-cap-rnzaf

[davidd]

The wartime caps were made from cotton "shirting material", in fact (it was stated) that it was same material as used in airman's and airwoman's standard shirts/blouses. RNZAF Museum has some genuine wartime examples which are pretty rare, but as for postwar ones, these appeared to have been made in many types of material, so trying to date these would be something of job, as I have never seen much detailed information on these, nor when differernt materials were introduced. Possible that some could even have been ordered in small batches in Fiji or Singapore. They also came in Air Rank versions of course (with dark blue piping I think). Few of these in Museum.

[tbf2504]

David, when I was posted to Singapore in January 1971 I was issued before departure with a F/S tropical had which was of a heavy blue material and fashioned on the WWII pattern F/S cap (not like the ones we were wearing at that time which did not have the let-down sides)
On arrival at Changi we were sent to a tailor at Changi Village and measured up for tropical KDs and lightweight F/S caps. These caps were of a light blue shirt material fashioned on the current F/S style with just a small indentation in the crown rather than a deep groove. I think I still have one in my collection but haven't been able to find it.

[30sqnatc]

Thanks shirt material is what I was thinking for WW2 era.

[corsair5517]

I’ve got Dad’s pale blue sidecap on display in our lounge, if that’s what you’re after??

[corsair5517]

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