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19 April 2024

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Tartan Details - Royal Australian Air Force

The information held within The Scottish Register of Tartans for the "Royal Australian Air Force" tartan is shown below.

Reference:	13136


Designer:	Johnston, Betty
Tartan date:	31/03/2021
Registration date:	27 April 2021
Category:	Military
Restrictions:	Yes. Intended for use by serving, reservist, retired and support staff members of the RAAF. Prepared for weaving by Marton Mills and Ingles Buchan. This tartan cannot be produced without express permission from The House of Tartans Australia.
Registration notes:	The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) tartan has been created to celebrate 100 years since the Australian Air Corps became the Royal Australian Air Force, with HRH King George V approving the use of the word "Royal" in the name in June 1921, and to honour the service of all the men and woman who have served in the RAAF for the last 100 years and to those who continue to serve. The colours are intended to represent those associated with the RAAF: light blue represents the RAAF Ensign; dark blue represents the Australian National Flag and the blue roundel in which is located the red kangaroo, “in motion”, facing forward to the front of the aircraft; white represents the seven pointed Commonwealth Star, the five white stars of the Southern Cross constellation and the central background of the roundel; red represents the British Union Jack and the securing & placement of the red kangaroo.

Woven Sample:	A woven sample of this tartan has been received by the Scottish Register of Tartans for permanent preservation in the National Records of Scotland.
Registrant details:	Mrs Betty J Johnston, Bradston Loch, 220 Gooda Creek Road, Murrumbateman, NSW, Australia, 2582 [email protected]

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