FREE CUSTOMISATION
Sublimation / digital printing
front / back / sleeves / collar
✓ Add your corporate logo(s)
✓ Add individual names or unlimited text
✓ Artwork placement changes
✓ Sleeve trim + accent colour changes
Minimum order quantity (if customised): 10 units
MATERIAL
Lightweight
Heavyweight
Rough
Super soft
Waterproof
Breathable
FEATURES
Made with breathable Prime CoolMesh® synthetic fabric.
- Australian Made®
- short set-in sleeves
- collar with three-button placket
- split detail at side
- true to size unisex style
- wrinkle resistant, drapes well
- side seamed, double needle hem
- active breathability
- moisture management technology
- UPF50 Sun protection
- fully sublimated design
WHY WE
MADE THIS
The Air Force Polo features historically significant aircrafts and various hand-drawn elements. Remember and pay your respects to the brave men and women who have been defending Australia since the dawn of flight.
Eco-Friendly
This item is manufactured with yarns made from recycled PET bottles (approx 14-16 of them). It is printed with high-quality carcinogen-free pigment inks. No cancer-causing chemicals and undesirable surfactants.
Zero plastic
We pack your threads in recyclable acid-free tissue paper and use only plant-based home compostable mailers, at no extra cost. By sending your parcel with our delivery partner Australia Post, you’re supporting their carbon-offset projects that have positive environmental and social impacts. Since 2019, their carbon neutral parcel delivery initiative is equivalent of taking 75,000 cars off the road – or roughly 200,000 tonnes of emissions.
Controlled production
Sustainability involves finding a balance between supply and demand. Life Apparel works with local and international factories where only limited quantities are produced of each model to ensure exclusivity and avoid overproduction, like large fashion brands. Learn more →
Washing Instructions
Gentle machine wash
Do not bleach
Do not tumble dry
Touch up with cool iron
Do not dry clean
Further Care Information
- Do not use fabric softener
- Wash and iron inside out
- Wash separately with like colours
- Avoid rough surfaces
- Line dry out of direct sunlight
Shipping Info
Your order will be sent out within one business day from our warehouse on the Gold Coast, Queensland, in most cases. Shipping times begin when your parcel has left our warehouse.
Delivery times vary depending on your location and whether your items are in stock.
Parcel post within Australia starts from $6.45 and takes 6-12 business days (depending on your location).
Express post within Australia starts from $9.10 and takes 2-5 business days.
For more details on delivery information, please visit this page.
Return Policy
Items may be returned free of charge within 14 days of receipt. The original tags and labels must be attached, and the products must be unworn, unused, unwashed and undamaged (tried on is okay).
Browse extra information on this page which outlines how to return an item, get information about exceptions, exclusions and possible extra charges.
ABOUT
THE DESIGN
The Air Force Polo features the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) motto, ‘Through Struggle to the Stars’.
The original motto (Per Adua Ad Astra) is derived from Sir Henry Rider Haggard’s well-known novel, The People of the Mist. On 15 March 1913, this motto was approved for the Royal Flying Corps. While a specific record of the translation doesn’t exist, this is widely believed to translate to ‘Through Struggle to the Stars’ or ‘Through Adversity to the Stars’.
In 1929, the RAAF adopted this motto too, and the official Air Force translation was signed off as ‘Through Struggle to the Stars’ in 2002 when the RAAF Memorial in Canberra was being redeveloped. It was the then Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Angus Houston, who signed off on this official Air Force Translation. Learn more via the official source.
The Air Force Polo features a hand-drawn replica of RAAF’s F-111C, which arrived to Australia in 1973. Also known as ‘The Pig’, this is noted as being the fastest aircraft the RAAF has ever operated. Its impressive and innovative swing-wing design allowed this powerful aircraft to fly two and a half times the speed of sound.
Below the F-111C, Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II takes flight. This multi-role fighter performed as the backbone of Australia’s air combat. Incorporating comprehensive stealth technology, the F-35A features electronic protection and attack as well as advanced countermeasures.
Also featured on the Air Force Polo is the RAAF’s radar superstar in the sky, the Boeing E-7A Wedge Tail. This was able to monitor a 4 million square kilometre area and coordinate more than 60 aircraft over a single 10-hour mission.
Below flies a fleet of Avro Lancaster aircraft. The most famous and successful Royal Air Force (RAF) heavy bomber of World War II. Thousands of Australians carried out crucial Bomber Command air raids and helped secure victory against Germany.
Notably featured, the Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules (which has been flying around Australia for more than 60 years!) was a transport and logistics game changer. A truly versatile aircraft, today it continues to deliver RAAF supplies around the globe.
On the back of the Air Force Polo you’ll see a detailed illustration of RAAF’s Bell UH Iroquois A2-110 Huey helicopter, fondly nicknamed Bushranger. As the first helicopter to be powered by a jet turbine engine, Huey enabled close support for ground forces as well as medevac and search and rescue operations throughout the Vietnam War.
Finally, the S.E.5A (also known as the fist) features on the Air Force Polo as it flew through the skies in combat during WWI. The S.E.5A was part of Britain’s imperial gift to help establish the RAF when it was formed on 31 March 1921 and plays an important role in Australia’s history.
The original motto (Per Adua Ad Astra) is derived from Sir Henry Rider Haggard’s well-known novel, The People of the Mist. On 15 March 1913, this motto was approved for the Royal Flying Corps. While a specific record of the translation doesn’t exist, this is widely believed to translate to ‘Through Struggle to the Stars’ or ‘Through Adversity to the Stars’.
In 1929, the RAAF adopted this motto too, and the official Air Force translation was signed off as ‘Through Struggle to the Stars’ in 2002 when the RAAF Memorial in Canberra was being redeveloped. It was the then Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Angus Houston, who signed off on this official Air Force Translation. Learn more via the official source.
The Air Force Polo features a hand-drawn replica of RAAF’s F-111C, which arrived to Australia in 1973. Also known as ‘The Pig’, this is noted as being the fastest aircraft the RAAF has ever operated. Its impressive and innovative swing-wing design allowed this powerful aircraft to fly two and a half times the speed of sound.
Below the F-111C, Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II takes flight. This multi-role fighter performed as the backbone of Australia’s air combat. Incorporating comprehensive stealth technology, the F-35A features electronic protection and attack as well as advanced countermeasures.
Also featured on the Air Force Polo is the RAAF’s radar superstar in the sky, the Boeing E-7A Wedge Tail. This was able to monitor a 4 million square kilometre area and coordinate more than 60 aircraft over a single 10-hour mission.
Below flies a fleet of Avro Lancaster aircraft. The most famous and successful Royal Air Force (RAF) heavy bomber of World War II. Thousands of Australians carried out crucial Bomber Command air raids and helped secure victory against Germany.
Notably featured, the Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules (which has been flying around Australia for more than 60 years!) was a transport and logistics game changer. A truly versatile aircraft, today it continues to deliver RAAF supplies around the globe.
On the back of the Air Force Polo you’ll see a detailed illustration of RAAF’s Bell UH Iroquois A2-110 Huey helicopter, fondly nicknamed Bushranger. As the first helicopter to be powered by a jet turbine engine, Huey enabled close support for ground forces as well as medevac and search and rescue operations throughout the Vietnam War.
Finally, the S.E.5A (also known as the fist) features on the Air Force Polo as it flew through the skies in combat during WWI. The S.E.5A was part of Britain’s imperial gift to help establish the RAF when it was formed on 31 March 1921 and plays an important role in Australia’s history.
