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Aircraft, Aircraft Companies, Bases, Engines, Flags, Hours, Meets(Competitions), Missions, Novelty, Systems & etc.
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Some Aircraft and Novelty Patches were used by ALL the Services
check: Army, USMC, & USN patch pages for other Novelty Insignia
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Competitions:
GunSmoke, William Tell,
NATO Tiger, & other Meets
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see other "Meet" patches on Squadrons and Wings pages
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AAFCE Tactical Air Meet JEVER
 1982 meet, seller's (maker's?) label on back, UnUsed.......inquire
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1977 Upper Heyford Tiger Meet
not a common Tiger Meet patch
 "TIGER MEET '77 UPPER HEYFORD AIRCREW", Japan made, scrapbook residue on back, UnUsed.....(sold)
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1985 NATO Tiger Meet
( hosted by the Belgian 31 Squadron at Kleine Brogel(?) )
 3.75" patch, UnUsed.....inquire
( another Tiger Meet patch )
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FLUGTAG at Flugplatz Ramstein
 Sonntag, 5 August, 1979, looks used but no stitch marks, UnUsed........inquire
Sonntag, 13. Juli, 1980, UnUsed.....inquire
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27th TFW 'Giant Voice' Bombing Competition
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Gunsmoke Meets
 GUNSMOKE 1985, RFU, Used.......inquire
GUNSMOKE 1987, UnUsed........inquire
GUNSMOKE 1989 "SHOOT OFF" "PACIFIC AIR FORCES", PI made, UnUsed.........inquire
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Gunsmoke 1991
 USAF WORLDWIDE FIGHTER GUNNERY MEET, UnUsed....inquire
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Gunsmoke 1995
 USAF Worldwide Composite Force Competition, UnUsed.....inquire
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( see 1st TFW Gunsmoke on this link )
( see a 31st TFW Gunsmoke 1987 11" Backpatch )
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Reconnaissance Air Meet
"RAM" 1986 & 1988
 1986, Used.......inuqire
1986, UnUsed......inquire
1988, UnUsed......inquire
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10th TRW Royal Flush X
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SAC Competitions
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William Tell Meet Insignia
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WT 1980 and 1982
 William Tell Weapons Meet 1980, UnUsed...(sold)
USAF AIR-TO-AIR WEAPONS MEET William Tell, not dated, UnUsed....(sold)
USAF AIR-TO-AIR WEAPONS MEET William Tell 1982, UnUsed...(sold)
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WT 1982
 USAF AIR-TO-AIR WEAPONS MEET William Tell 1982, UnUsed....inquire
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32nd TFS WT 1984
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( click this link for a 1st TFW William Tell )
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WT 1986
 USAF AIR-TO-AIR WEAPONS MEET William Tell 1986, UnUsed.......inquire
USAF AIR-TO-AIR WEAPONS MEET William Tell 1986, UnUsed........inquire
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48th FIS
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WT 1988 USAFE
 1988 William Tell Meet for United States Air Forces in Europe, UnUsed......inquire
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WT 1988 and 1996
 USAF AIR-TO-AIR WEAPONS MEET William Tell 1988, UnUsed...(sold)
USAF AIR-TO-AIR WEAPONS MEET William Tell 1996, UnUsed.....(sold)
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178th FS WT
 ( click on patch for details )
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Bases
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Greenland
Large Thule AFB, Greenland Patches from the 1950s
Large Larger
  6 3/16" 7"
Left - B-29 depicted, sites: BW-1 & BW-8 & Thule Air Force Base, UnUsed.....100.00
Right - B-29 depicted, sites: BW-1 & BW-8 & Thule Air Force Base, UnUsed..(sold)
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Very Large 7 3/8" Greenland Patch
  7.3/8" "The Top of the World" "Thule" "Nord" sites: "BW-1" "BW-8", F-89s depicted, UnUsed..(sold)
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Large Blue Jay patch from Thule, AFB
7"
 7"
F-89(?) Thule Greenland Top of the World Blue Jay Patch, UnUsed...(sold)
( Is Blue Jay an Air Force Operation/Project? )
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 Thule, Greenland Air Base Bullion Patches
"THULE-AIR-BASE", Black Pelon backing, UnUsed.....41.00
SAC "Flipping the Bird" 3.25" patch, "The World's Northernmost Sandpit", UnUsed.....(sold)
"THULE-AIR-BASE", Black Pelon backing, UnUsed.......42.00
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  "United States Air Force Thule Greenland", UnUsed...(sold)
4683rd Air Base Group, "365 Hard Ones Thule Air Base"........(sold)
F-89(?) "Thule Air Base Greenland".......(sold)
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 Sonderstrom United States Air Force Base, 4 5/8, scrapbook residue on back, UnUsed......68.00
Thule Air Force Base, Greenland, scrapbook residue on back, UnUsed......95.00
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Aircraft
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A-1 Skyraider
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Vietnam made A-1 patches
 click on picture for details
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B-1B
Lancer
 "B-1B FIRST FLIGHT OCTOBER 1984" "IN MEMORY OF 1929 - 1984" "DOUG BENEFIELD CHIEF TEST PILOT", UnUsed....44.00
"B-1B" with bullion thread, UnUsed.......38.00
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 B-1 TEST TEAM, worn on top-right corner but looks new, UnUsed......28.00
B-1 FOT & E Test Team, UnUsed......42.00
B-1 Subdued, lots of wear, Used......(sold)
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B-1B "PREPARED FOR PEACE", UnUsed......48.00
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Lockheed TR-1
  Lockheed TR-1, looks lik a Factory patch, pigtail style ME, plastic back.....inquire
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partial TR-1 History
TR-1 (TAC RECON version of the U-2 for USAFE missions) first flew in 1981, had a Large pod under each wing
17th RW at Alconbury flew TR-1As circa 1983 - 1991
TR-1As Redesignated U-2Rs (theTR-1B (two-seat trainer) was redesignated TU-2R)
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B-2 Stealth Bomber
 Coffee Cup, UnUsed......29.00
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 Combined Test Force at Edwards AFB, RFU, Used.......(sold)
B-2 Test Team Northrop Grumman, UnUsed......(sold)
B-2 Bomber, UnUsed.....36.00
B-2 Flight Test Aircrew, UnUsed......(sold)
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 Stealth B-2 Bomber, UnUsed....(sold)
B-2, UnUsed.......(sold)
pre-1994 patch, USAF Northrop B-2, UnUsed....(sold)
( in early-1994 the Northrop Corporation purchased Grumman )
Spirit of America B-2 Stealth, UnUsed.....32.00
B-2 Spirit, SBRA/JDAM82, USAF NGACS Boeing, UnUsed...44.00
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U-2 Aircraft
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349th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron
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UI U-2 patch
I could not find this patch on the Web
  3 7/8" wide, PELON backing with the older-style long-pigtail, scrapbook residue on back, UnUsed.....inquire
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99th SRS Thai made patch from Vietnam Era
 Left - see this 99th SRS "period piece" insignia
Modern Reproduction U-2 patch on right, Unused......inquire
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UI#210 - unidentified U-2 patch made in Thailand
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probable partial History of U-2s in SEA
SAC sent a detachment of 4 x U-2s from the 4080th SRW to Bien Hoa, RVN (OL-20) on February 14 1964 to fly missions over NVN
4080th SRW was redesignated 100th SRW February 11, 1966 and relocated to Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona
U-2 DET(OL-20) at Bien Hoa AB, RVN was Redesignated 349th SRS o/a June 25, 1966
On July 1, 1970 the 349th SRS(OL-20) at Bien Hoa AB relocated to U-Tapao, RTAFB, Thailand and was redesignated 99th SRS (OL-RU); remaining until March 1976
see SR-71 section for a U-2 "PSD" patch
Good site for U-2 & SR-71 RECON: http://www.blackbirds dot net/index.html
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E-3 AWACS
see B-52 section for a Boeing E-3A patch
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E-4 Aircraft
1st Airborne Command Control Squadron
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F-4 Phantom II
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Original F-4 Factory Patch
& under-Tab for North Vietnam Missions
McDonnell took-over Douglas Aircraft on April 28 1967
 First Phantom II Factory Patch and North Vietnam Arc, UnUsed......155.00
 ( Original McDonnell Factory designed/supplied bottom-Arc for F-4 Pilots flying missions over North Vietnam )
( The "Ace of Spades" Spook design came later - see below )
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Large Okinawa/Japan made F-4 Phantom II
 large camo F-4, Oki made, UnUsed...........inquire
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McDonnell Douglas Phantom II
30th Anniversary
 1958 - 1988, 4" factory patch, Un Used.......inquire
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F-4E
  larger 5" F-4E right shoulder flash, RFU jacket, never washed, Used.....inquire
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F-4 Phantom Triangle
 RFU, Used.......(sold)
( also on htm & 44-299 squadrons pages )
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Japan Made
  UnCommon, Japan made, camouflaged F-4 "100 MISSION over NORTH VIETNAM",
circa 1966-68, RFU, Used..........(sold)
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Missions over North Vietnam
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F-4 and RF-4 100 Missions
 F-4 Factory patch, UnUsed......inquire
RF-4 Factory patch, RFU flight suit, Used.....inquire
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RF-4 RECON 200 Missions Factory Patch
 RF-4 2 Hundred Missions over Vietnam Factory patch, Unused...175.00
F-4 200 Missions over Vietnam Factory patch, Unused....165.00
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300 Missions over Vietnam
Made in Japan
 "3 HUNDRED MISSIONS F-4 VIETNAM", made in Japan, staple mark on lower-left, UnUsed.....250.00
F-4 Phantom II "Spook", 4.75" Japan made, UnUsed........155.00
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pre-April 1967 F-4 Factory Patches
3 x variations of the older insignia
 F-4 Phantom II, UnUsed.......44.00
McDonnell early factory patch, UnUsed......43.00
UnUsed........42.00
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 pre-April 1967 Factory Patch, 3", older style ME, UnUsed.........(sold)
post-merger Factory Insignia, no Red paint on wing surfaces, UnUsed.......32.00
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post-merger, Factory Insignia
 post-April 1967 Factory 3" patch, no red paint on wings, UnUsed.......31.00
post-merger, No Red Paint and NO National Emblem on Left-Wing, Unusual patch, UnUsed, 41.00
post-merger, no red paint, UnUsed......30.00
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RF-4C
  RF-4C Phantom II 4 7/8" patch, cheesecloth backing, older 2 pigtail style ME, UnUsed......65.00
RF-4C Phantom II 4.75", cheesecloth backing, minor stains on wing and fuselage, UnUsed......66.00
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 RF-4C "Rock and Roll", probably Korean made, circa 1980s(?), UnUsed......48.00
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 F-4 Phantom II, Asian made Red Disc, UnUsed...(sold)
F-4 Phantom "Freehand machine embroidery" Japan made, 4 1/8" "Tulip" F-4, Used.......135.00
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F-4 "Hours" Insignia
 F-4 Phantom II "1000 Hours", 5 3/8", UnUsed....55.00
F-4 Phantom II "3000 Hours", 5 3/8", UnUsed...(sold)
F-4 Phantom II "3000 Hours" (purple figure), 5 3/8", UnUsed...19.00
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 Generic F-4 Phantom II, scrapbook residue on back, UnUsed..............(sold)
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 "Phantom Phyler", 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron at Tan Son Nhut (TSN) in 1967, Older ME, UnUsed.....46.00
"WEAPONS INSTRUCTOR AIR DEFENSE EXPERT", F-4 patch, on VELCRO, Used..(sold)
"TISEO" - F-4G Advanced Wild Weasel "Target Indentification System Electro-Optical" weapons system,
older ME with cheesecloth backing material, Oldest looking TISEO I have owned, UnUsed..(sold)
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F-4D/E PAVE SPIKE LASER Pod
 AN/ASQ-153 factory patch, cheesecloth backing, RFU, Used.......73.00
PAVE SPIKE, 4", factory patch, thick paper backing, UnUsed..........74.00
 AVQ-26 PAVE TACK
PAVE TACK is a LASER designator Weapon Delivery System pod used with selected
F-4D(EF-4D), F-4E, RF-4C aircraft for precision navigation, target location and target designation
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RF-4C Reconnaissance Factory Insignia
  RF-4C, removed from jacket, Used......59.00
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F-4 WILD WEASELS
( probably older than the F-4G era, maybe F-105 or F-4C era? )
  "WILD WEASELS SAMBUSTERS", made in North Asia, scrapbook residue on back, UnUsed.....inquire
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F-4G Wild Weasel 5
 probably a 90th TFS patch, made in the PI, RFU, Used....inquire
bottom center - F-4G Phantom II, cheesecloth backing, Unused......inquire
"ADVANCED WILD WEASEL", UnUsed.....28.00
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  made in Thailand, UnUsed.......inquire
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F-4G Wild Weasel
 UnUsed......(sold)
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Rare Wild Weasel patch
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Desert Storm Wild Weasel 5
( probably for the 35th and 52nd TFWs(P) )
 "IRAQI DEATH WISH" WW5, UnUsed......44.00
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124th Fighter Group
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( click this link for F-105 WWs )
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C-5 Galaxy
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1960s C-5 Test Team patches removed from an L-2B Jacket
( L-2B Flying Jacket was dated 1963 - patches are probably circa 1968 )
 Lockheed C-5 Factory Patch, Used.........70.00USAF C-5 Test Team, Used........80.00
( see First Operational Squadron patch )
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F-5 Freedom Fighter
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"Skoshi Tiger" Program at Bien Hoa?
( could this be for the 4503rd TFS(P) that took F-5As to SEA for Evaluation in 1965-66;
redesignated 10th Fighter Commando Squadron and attached to the 3rd TFW at Bien Hoa;
unit was disbanded and F-5s turned-over to the VNAF? )
  F-5 "Fly the Friendly Sky of Laos", 3.25", Thailand made, UnUsed......inquire
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Vietnam made F-5
Hand-Embroidered in Vietnam - high-quality workmanship
shown in Robert C. Mikesh's Flying Dragons Book, page 160
 click on picture
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Section One
 Factory insignia, with 2-pigtails, late-1960s era, UnUsed......inquire
( similar patches worn by 425th TFTS personnel )
circa late-1960s, looks Factory(?), UnUsed........inquire
4.75" foreign made (country unknown), UnUsed.....inquire
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Section Two, F-5 Instructor Pilot
 F-5, Blue background,older plastic back, UnUsed.......inquire
F-5 "IP" (Instructor Pilot), UnUsed..(sold)
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Section Four
(Grouping from One Pilot (except top-left))
( This Grouping may belong in the Marine Corps VMFT-401 Section(?) )
 "F-5 Tiger II", 4.25", circa 1970s with Blue Plastic backing, Unused......inquire
"F-5 Tiger II", older plastic backing, circa 1970s, Unused......inquire
(ID'd from Mr. Holmberg's USMC book as "1st pattern patch by Northrop at Hawthorn, California")
(VMFT-401 flew Tiger IIs at MAS Yuma)
Baby Tiger, Asian made(?), Factory patch(?), UnUsed.....inquire
( the little Tiger maybe years older than the rest of the Grouping; could be a "Skoshi Tiger" Cap insignia? )
RECON Tiger with Binoculars, has peel-off backing (to aply to a hard surface or cloth(?)), UnUsed.....inquire
( I have a similar patch marked: "Northrup RF-5" on the back )
Tiger Head "II", with plastic back, Unused.......inquire
F-5 Tigers Triangle, light stain in Bottom-Left,Plastic back, UnUsed......inquire
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Section Five
 Class "69 E", cheesecloth backing, RFU, Used....(sold)
"E", older ME, UnUsed........inquire
"F-5E/F" (has "K" written on it 2 x times), listed in USMC Book(?), plastic backing, Unused......inquire
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Section Six
( Only 3 x F-20s (first know as F-5Gs) were built )
 large 4.5" Northrop F-20 Tigershark, UnUsed...........inquire
F-20 Tigershark, UnUsed...........inquire
Rockwell International "F-5 Super Tiger", unknown usage but may be a Weapons System(?), UnUsed.....inquire
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Section Seven
  F-5E Northrop Tiger II, 2 7/8" older merrowed-edge Factory patch, circa 1969-71, UnUsed........inquire
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A-7 Corsair II
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Vought A-7D
USAF version of the Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV) A-7
referred to as a "SLUFF" (Short Little Ugly F*****)
 metallic thread, Unused......inquire
a little larger variation, metallic thread, Unused......inquire
 the A-7D was used for the last bombing mission in Cambodia
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A-10 Warthog
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21st Fighter Squadron "Panthers"
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F-15 Eagle
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F-100 Engine
 F-15 Eagle Sierra Hotel, older style plastic backing, UnUsed.....inquire
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F-15 Wild Weasel
 F-15 WW, UnUsed......inquire
not much History
In 1994 a contract was given to McDonnell Douglas to upgrade the F-15C to a Wild Weasel configuration
Unknown outcome - anyone know, email
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Eagle Shooter
 UnUsed.....inquire
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UnCommon Eagle Swirls
Eagle Feeder
Eagle Blesser
Eagle Controller
Eagle Defender
 Early soft (pliable) patches with cheesecloth backing, UnUsed.......inquire
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Large F-15 DEMO Team Backpatch
Patch was too large for the scanner - it is in perfect OVAL condition
 10.75" wide F-15 Aerial Demonstration Team, Tactical Air Command, UnUsed.......inquire
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44th TFS Vampire F-15 Swirl
 click on picture
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F-16 Falcon
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Fighting Falcon
( also called the "VIPER" )
 oldest F-16 Swirl I have seen, RFU, Used.......(sold)
( ?1970s Vintage? )
F-16 Swirl, scrapbook residue on back, UnUsed......28.00
 First Operational F-16s delivered to the 388th TFW in January 1979
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 "FALCON RALLY", Nellis AFB, Nevada, large printed, UnUsed.........46.00
"Fighting Falcon" Fort Worth, Texas, "QUALITY CONTROL", looks 1970s construction, UnUsed.....48.00
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 F-16XL Combined Test Force, UnUsed.....44.00
U. S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon, UnUsed....43.00
TEST TEAM, F-16 Multirole Fighter, UnUsed......42.00
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TAC F-16
  F-16 Tactical Air Command pre-1992 Coffee Cup, part of price sticker on bottom, UnUsed.....28.00
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F-16 - 4th Perfect Delivery
 F-16 Quality perfection, UnUsed........inquire
F-16 Fighting Falcon Built Right - Bred to Fight, UnUsed.....inquire
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 smaller F-16 Fighting Falcon, UnUsed.......22.00
F-16 Fighting Falcon, UnUsed.......23.00
F-16 "Starfighter", Royal Netherlands Air Force (see note), uncommon patch, UnUsed......65.00
F-16 Fighting Falcon, UnUsed.......26.00
(The RNAF F-16 insignia was incorrectly made with the word "Starfighter".
They had previously flown the F-104 Starfighter and the name was mistakenly used on some F-16 patches
See the F-104 RNAF patch below.)
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F-16 Test Team Insignia
 F-16 ACF Joint Test Team, Unused......(sold)
F-16XL Combined Test Force, UnUsed.....(sold)
F-16 Combined Test Force, ME, UnUsed.....35.00
F-16 variation of the -above-Combined Test Force, ME, UnUsed.....34.00
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Factory F-100 Pratt & Whitney Engine patch
  F-16 "F-100", 4 1/8" metallic-looking-thread, early-1970s plastic-back construction, UnUsed.......inquire
(1st F-16 delivery to the Air Force was December 1974)
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F-100 Engine Maintenance
 4", metallic-looking-thread, early-1970s plastic-back construction, UnUsed........inquire
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F-16 Zero Discrepancy Insignia
 General Dynamics In recognition of the 500th Zero Discrepancy F-16 Ship No. 5C-232, UnUsed.......inquire
General Dynamics In recognition of the 600th Zero Discrepancy F-16 Ship No. 5C-340, UnUsed.......inquire
General Dynamics In recognition of the 700th Zero Discrepancy F-16 Ship No. 5D-0062, UnUsed.......inquire
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 F-16 Multirole Fighter (Thurderbird Team color scheme(?)), Unused......34.00
F-16 Falcon Pratt & Whitney engine insignia, Used........25.00
F-16 Fighting Falcon, Unused......24.00
Fighting Falcon, UnUsed......23.00
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 F-16 Fighting Falcon, has Velcro on back, looks New, Used....(sold)
F-16, UnUsed...23.00
F-16 Fighting Falcon, ID'd as 366th FW, probably 389th FS(?), Unused......28.00
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 Large 4 7/8" Operation Desert Storm F-16 Falcon with Arabic Script, Unused....34.00
F-16 in Thunderbird Team colors and Logo, UnUsed.......32.00
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General Dynamics, Fort Worth Divsion
 F-16 Perfection is our Goal Quality Control, UnUsed.....inquire
F-16 In recognition of ZERO Defects, UnUsed.....inquire
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3509FF - General Dynamics F-16
 3509FF - General Dynamics F-16 Model on Pedestal, Used......inquire
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 F-16 in flight with "Pathfinder" (terrain finding equipment(?)), UnUsed...34.00
Desert Storm "ACES HIGH", 4", UnUsed........32.00
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C-17 Aircraft
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C-17 Globemaster III
 McDonnell Douglas "C-17 Wing Assembly", Large PI made disc is 5 7/8", UnUsed........inquire
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F-19
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Designed circa summer-1964 by a III Corps ALO/FAC Pilot
Translated into English the phrase "MOT MINH KHONG SO" means "I may be alone, but I am not afraid"
Strict translation of the Vietnamese words:
MOT (one) MINH (person ) = Alone
KHONG (not) SO (afraid) = Unafraid
 click on picture for details
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YF-22 Lockheed
"Where Eagles End - Lightning Begins"
 believed to be circa 1990-91, UnUsed..........inquire
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partial History
Tests were flown under supervision of the 6511th Test Squadron's "ATF Combined Test Force" by Test Pilots from Lockheed and the USAF
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ATF-23
Northrop McDonnell Douglas Team USAF
( correct items - not the knockoff with White Lettering/Borders )
 Blue-Silver lettering and border, RFU, Used.......inquire
Officlial insignia, UnUsed.....inquire
I would guess this is from the same era as the YF-22 patch listed above
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partial History
These blue/silver Pentagons are Official patches worn by: technicians/ground crew/media/test pilots/administration/etc. that worked on the program.
There are fakes of these on the market but they have White writing/borders.
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AQM-34 Drone
"Lightning Bug"
This mission was under several Squadron Designators
 click on picture for details
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A-37
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524th Fighter Squadron
"THIEN-LOI" = Lightning
 click on picture
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T-37 Aircraft
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Project Palm started in April 1957
  T-37 "Experimental Team Project Palm", dated to 1957, UnUsed......inquire
partial History
The T-37, known as the "Tweety Bird" or "Tweet", first flew in September 1955; T-37A entered sevice in 1957
On April 8 1957 Project Palm was started at James Connally AFB, Texas
for the Evaluation of Cessna's T-37 as a Primary Trainer
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 Cessna T-37 Tweet, 4" tall, 3 views depicted: bottom, side, head-on, UnUsed.......25.00
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P-38 Aircraft
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1944 Aleutian Islands
 Oldest, DATED, Merrowed-Edge (ME) I have seen
Oldest Merrowed-edge patch I have seen; see on Aircraft page
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T-39 Sabreliner Aircraft
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  T-39 "SABRELINER", cotton twill 1960s era, RFU-orange flight suit, Used.........65.00
T-39 Bullion, removed from an OG-107 1960s Fatigue Shirt, Used.....66.00
T-39 "Sabreliner", 1960s era, RFU K-2B(dated 1965), Used.......36.00
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3509EX - Boeing B-47 "Horn Button'"
  3509EX - Boeing B-47 “Horn Button”, scratched on the front, part of locking ring on the reverse has broken-off ( I assume that is why it was DX’d ), Used....inquire
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C-47 Aircraft
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360th, 361st, or 362nd TEWS insignia
EC-47, 101 Missions over Vietnam
 click on picture for details
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B-52
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E-3A (AWACS) and B-52 Insignia
 If you need one, inquire by picture title and verbage on patch
stored in gray cabinet
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First and Second Rendezvous
apparently these are for Meets/Competitions
 1995 First Rendezvous, Louisiana, 4 1/2", Unused......inquire
1997 Second Rendezvous, California 4 1/2", Unused......inquire
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UI#211 - B-52 patch made in Thailand, "XVIII"
probably from U-Tapao RTAFB, Thailand
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"PEACE HELL BOMB HANOI"
 Used.........inquire
Medallion, a bringback from the RVN, Used.......(sold)
( Medallion brought home from Vietnam by the GI who designed the 532nd Signal Company Pocket Hanger )
 ( stored in gray cabinet )
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"BAN THE BUF"
made in Thailand
 U-Tapao, RTAFB, Thailand, still has the tailor's chaulk marks, Unused.....inquire
300 Missions in a Baht Bus, still has the tailor's chaulk marks, UnUsed....inquire
( both from the same Veteran, probably made in U-Tapao )
 ( also on htm )
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Linebacker II
"11 days of Christmas" 1972
December 18 - 29, 1972
 B-52 "Buff River Rats" "Hanoi DEC '72", Thailand made, scrapbook residue on back, UnUsed......inquire
Thai made, UnUsed......inquire
 Operation Linebacker II: The North Vietnamese walked out of negotiations on December 13th 1972. President Nixon ordered a virtual non-stop bombing campaign against transportation and military infrastructure to try and bring an end to the war. For the first time targets in and around Hanoi and Haiphong would be attacked by the B-52s. Linebacker II started on December 18 and ended on the 29th and came to be known as the "eleven days of Christmas". This heavy bombing was not indiscriminate "carpet bombing"; each B-52 made it's bombing run against a specifc target. B-52s flew a total of 729 sorties and dropped 15,000 tons of bombs; losing 15 of their own planes. Over 1,600 military structures were hit and 10 airfields put out of operation. About three million gallons of oil and fuel were torched. North Vietnam's railway network had been severed in more than 500 places.
On January 1 1973 North Vietnam indicated that it was ready to resume high level talks.
22 days later a cease-fire was implemented effectively ending the long war for the Uniited States.
On a single day, the 26th of December 1972, the air war over North Vietnam was decided; 120 x B-52’s and an additional 100 other bombers hit a variety of targets in the Hanoi area, all within the span of 15 minutes.
Operation Linebacker
Operation "Freedom Train" authorized on April 2, 1972 to provide direct support to the RVN Forces.
Bombing of NVN started on April 6, 1972 and named "Linebacker" on May 10th, 1972
( This NVN Bombing Operation was known as Linebacker until December 18, 1972; then "Linebacker I" )
( for a 14th TRS Linebacker I patch )
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 "SAC Just One Good Deal After Another", Japan made, UnUsed.......175.00
"Peace Hell Bomb Hanoi", Asian made, Vietnamese made, UnUsed.......165.00
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B-52 Gunner
C'EST LA VIE
Bulldog with a Crow hiding behind his leg
  Strategic Air Command, removed from a flight suit, Used.....(sold)
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B-52 Gunner
"The End of an Era"
 plastic backing, UnUsed.......inquire
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Castle Air Force Base, California
 B-52, size XL, made in U.S.A., UnUsed........25.00
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"BUFF" = Big Ugly Fat Fellow
( the last word may be swapped for another one at the speaker's option )
 "Buff Jock", Modern novelty patch for a B-52 Pilot, scrapbook residue on back, UnUsed......43.00
Modern "B-52 HARPOON" Missile, probably a Factory patch, UnUsed.......47.00
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 "Some One over 30 you can Trust", modern novelty patch, UnUsed......42.00
"Someone over 30 you can Trust", modern novelty patch, UnUsed.....58.00
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early B-52D Missions patch
 "VIETNAM 100 Missions B-52D", Okinawa, Japan made, puckered on the bottom, Used......inquire
Operation Desert Storm, scrapbook residue on back, UnUsed.......45.00
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B-52D HANOI & HAIPHONG
( I can remember when one of our Allies(?) was complaining when "bomb splinters" would fall on their ships
in Haiphong Harbor while they were trading with our ENEMY.........how times have changed! )
  Thai made, UnUsed.......inquire
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B-52G 50+ Missions
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B-52 "Stubby-Wing" patches
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Large "ARC - LIGHT 68 - 69"
"EGRESS WITH PRIDE"
( aircraft number "173" ? )
 Large, Japan made, "68 - OKINAWA", "68 - 69 GUAM", "69 U-T THAILAND", RFU, Used.....inquire
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B-52 Offensive Avionics System
 "OAS", UnUsed......inquire
( probably a Boeing Military Aerospace Support Company patch )
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3509BK - Stratofortress Belt Buckle
 New Condition, UnUsed........28.00
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B-57 Canberra
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RB-57D
Qualification Badge
  Worn by personnel who had Qualified in the RB-57D, the RB-57D was the High-Altitude (LONG-WING) RECON predecessor to the U-2, circa 1950-60s, UnUsed......inquire
( this insignia is listed in Mr. Polder's book as the 4025th SRS; however, it was also used by the 4677th DSES (?) )
Any RB-57D aircrewman who can shed some light on the patch history ?
( also listed on the 4025th SRS & 4677th DSES sections )
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13th Bombardment Squadron (Tactical)
Japan made, late-1950s to pre-April 1964 era
 click on picture
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B-57
  B-57, cut-edge with gauze backing, UnUsed.....inquire
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RB-57
 RB-57, scrapbook residue on back, UnUsed......inquire
B-57, (possible EB-57 with the wing-pods(?)), soiled but UnUsed......inquire
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B-57 Flight Examinee
  Uncommon hand-embroidered patch made in Vietnam, UnUsed....inquire
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B-58 Hustler
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UI#216 - Unidentified Insignia
Anyone know the ID of this patch?
U. S., Foreign, or is "SQUADRON III" a Starwars unit?
If it is a Hustler aircraft it needs another engine?
 click on picture for details
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Douglas RB-66 Destroyer
10th TRW Royal Flush X
click on picture
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SR-71
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OL-8 Kadena AFB, Okinawa
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SR-71 Aircraft
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SR-71 3+ Flight Test
 SR-71, 3", printed, Unused.....(sold)
"Blackbird" 3+, UnUsed......inquire
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SR-71 3+
PSD U-2 SR-71
 SR-71 3+, UnUsed.........inquire
PSD U-2 SR-71, bent point, UnUsed.......inquire
U-2 SR-71 PSD, UnUsed........inquire
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SR-71 patches - both RFUs
  paperback, RFU, Used.......inquire
4 3/4", RFU, Used......inquire
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circa late-1980s to 1999
scanned at 300dpi
 single-post clutchbacks, these are a BX/PX quality pin, sold as a lot.......inquire
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F-100 Super Sabre
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Thunderbirds
 F-100 Super Sabre 3 7/8" patch, Unused......inquire
Thunderbirds, 5" F-100 era which started in 1956, older Merrowed-edge with 2 x pigtails, probably an Issue patch, UnUsed.....inquire
( also on Flying Squadrons page )
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F-100 Flight Examiner
 cheesecloth backing, Unused......inquire
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F-101 Voodoo
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RF-101
 stain on the back, UnUsed......(sold)
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You will have to decide for yourself what each patch represents = I give up!
 One-O-Wonder, Pilot's Patch, UnUsed.....inquire
++Medicine Man with Tools (RADAR Technician & Crew Chief), RFU, Used......inquire
One-O-Wonder, Pilot's Patch, RFU, staining (looks like gray paint), Used......(sold)
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Larger than most Voodoo patches
  1/8" larger disc with Tools, UnUsed.......inquire
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 older cream-back One-O-Wonder, Pilot's Patch, RFU Flight jacket, never washed, Used.......(sold)
One-O-Wonder, Pilot's Patch, RFU Flight jacket, never washed, Used.........inquire
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Patch Usage(maybe):
One-O-Wonder = Pilot
One-O-Wonder with Tools = ?
Medicine Man = RIO (Radar Intercept Officer - Back Seater)
++Medicine Man with Tools = RADAR Technician in the 98th FIS
++Medicine Man with Tools = Crew Chief
Witch Doctor with Wings = Flight Surgeon
Scope Wizard = Electronics Technician
These are NOT CAST in stone - conflicting IDs exist
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"I was a crew chief for F-101 Voodoos in 1966-1967 at Griffiss AFB, Rome, NY.
Here is the meaning of the patches:
One-O-Wonder (with wings): Pilot
Scope Wizard: RIO
Medicine Man (with tools): Crew Chief
Witch Doctor: Flight Surgeon
I've never seen a One-O-Wonder patch with tools. My guess is that it is not an official Air Force patch or it was a mistake made when manufacturing One-O-Wonder patches."
( if you have more IDs, or different data, let me know )
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F-102 Delta Dagger
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General Dynamics/Sperry PQM-102 Delta Dagger
Detachment One
 DET 1, PAVE DEUCE, UnUsed........inquire
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Target Drones for the William Tell Meets
 PQM-102 William Tell, factory patch by Sperry, 4" wide, UnUsed...(each).....65.00
 Last PQM-102 drone destroyed in 1983
partial History
In early 1973, Sperry received a contract to convert obsolete General Dynamics F-102A Delta Dagger interceptors to unmanned target drones under the Pave Deuce program. The first two prototype examples had provision for manned operation, and were designated QF-102A. The "production" conversion, designated PQM-102A, could be flown only unmanned. The first flight of a PQM-102A occurred in August 1974, and the target drone became operational in October that year.
The PQM-102A was a supersonic full-scale target powered by a Pratt & Whitney J57 afterburning turbojet. A new FCSS (Flight Control Stabilization System) was installed to allow autonomous flight. For remote control, the aircraft was equipped with a radio command guidance and telemetry system. In flight, the PQM-102A was tracked via an AN/FPS-16 range radar, and during runway take-off and landing it was controlled by a pilot in the ground control station. Some of the electronics occupied the cockpit, which was the reason why the PQM-102A could not fly manned. Mission equipment included sophisticated scoring camera systems to evaluate missile approach angle and miss distance. A visual augmentation (smoke) system was also provided, but IR and radar augmentation was not necessary for a full-scale target.
The later PQM-102B had improved systems and added a low-altitude mode (for altitudes down to 60 m (200 ft)), for which a radar altimeter was installed. By relocating the electronics, the cockpit of the PQM-102B could reportedly be kept free for optional manned operation.
When the conversions were completed in 1982, more than 200 F-102As had been converted into PQM-102A and PQM-102B targets. They were used for evaluation of and training with many operational U.S. surface-to-air and air-to-air missiles, including the: AIM-7 Sparrow, AIM-9 Sidewinder, FIM-92 Stinger, & MIM-104 Patriot. The last PQM-102 was expended in 1985, and the type was succeeded by the North American/Sperry QF-100.
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F-102 Delta Dagger Triangles
 Cream F-102 triangle, UnUsed........inquire
Red F-102 triangle, Unused........inquire
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 Blue F-102 triangle, UnUsed...............(sold)
Cream F-102 triangle, UnUsed........(sold)
Red F-102 triangle, Unused........(sold)
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 326th FIS, early 1960s, RFU, Used.......44.00
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 120th CAMRON - click on picture for details
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F-104 Starfighter
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F-104 Flight Test
Sacramento Air Logistics Center "Official/UnOfficial" S-ALC Flight Test patch
  SM-ALC "Flight Test", looks 1970s, well-defined F-104, scrapbook residue on back, UnUsed......inquire
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partial History
Worn in-lieu of the official Phoenix-like ("ugle bird being roasted") Insignia
Patch was worn only by Test Pilots and Flight Engineers at McCellan AFB(ALC), CA
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Section One
(Lockheed Starfighter)
 Left - gauze backing, UnUsed.......48.00
Bottom Center - gauze backing, UnUsed.......(sold)
Right - plastic covered gauze backing, UnUsed....24.00
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Section TWO
 "STARFIGHTERS" cut-edge gauze backing, Unused.......inquire
F-104, cut-edge gauze backing, Used.....inquire
F-104S, cut-edge, Italian circa 1977 to ?, blemish on "red" circle at 09:00, UnUsed.....inquire
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Section Three
 F-104J Category III "Test Force", 4", Test patch for the F-104s that
went to the Japanese Air Defense Force, circa 1960, UnUsed....125.00
F-104G, Taiwan Air Force, UnUsed....45.00
"Rocket NF-104", circa 1963, 3 x F-104As were modified by adding a Liquid Fuel Rocket Motor
for training Space Pilots at the Edwards AFB "Aerospace Research Pilot School"
commanded by Colonel "Chuck" Yeager, NF-104s could fly to 120,800 feet....(sold)
(Two of the three NF-104s were lost; last aircraft is displayed at Edwards AFB, California)
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Section Four
 QF-104 "DRONE", 4", circa 1960, flown by the 3205th Drone Squadron at Eglin AFB.....(sold)
Dutch "Starfighter F-104" units, Used.....65.00
(The only confirmed usage I have on this design is 1960-62 era;
see my 197th FIS Pilot's Grouping from the Berlin Crisis)
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Section Five
 F-104G Starfighter "ZELL", 4" gauze backing, looks like a rocket-assist takeoff(?), Used.....(sold)
F-104 Starfighter, German I assume, cheesecloth(gauze) backing, tear in the border by the "R", Used..(sold)
(similar patch in 197th FIS Pilot's Grouping from 1960-62 for the Berlin Crisis)
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 F-104 Lockheed Starfighter, 5 3/8" tall, UnUsed....28.00
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F-105 Thunderchief
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Republic F-105 Thunderchief Arrowheads
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  "THUD", plastic backing, RFU Jacket, never washed, Used......inquire
German made(?), UnUsed......inquire
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 plastic over cheesecloth backing, UnUsed........inquire
cheesecloth backing, UnUsed......inquire
German made(?), UnUsed.....inquire
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34th TFS Black arrowhead, Thai made
 click on picture for details
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Black arrowhead, Japan made
  RFU, Used.........inquire
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Japan made
 Republic F-105 Thunderchief, Used........(sold)
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17th WWS F-105 "THUD" Arrowhead
 click on picture
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Odd number of Missions
  F-105 111 Missions over North Vietnam, Japan made, UnUsed......inquire
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F-105 100 Missions, North Vietnam, lighter-blue Japan made, UnUsed....inquire
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  F-105 100 Missions over North Vietnam, Asian made, RFU, Used.....inquire
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Republic F-105 Thunderchief Glass
 5.25" tall, UnUsed.....35.00
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F-105 Wild Weasel
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17th WW SQDN
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Okinawa/Japan made Wild Weasel  You Got to Be Shit...g Me!, RFU Flight Jacket, Used...........inquire
( also on htm and NA pages )
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Wild Weasel Three
 F0105 100 Missions over North Vietnam, Okinawa, Japan made, UnUsed.....inquire
Republic F-105 Thunderchief arrowhead, Okinawa, Japan made, UnUsed....(sold)
Wild Weasel-3, Okinawa, Japan made, UnUsed....inquire
 ( click this link for F-4 WWs )
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F-106 Delta Dart
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The F-106 Delta Dart (All-Weather Fighter Interceptor) was developed from the Convair F-102 "Delta Dagger";
originally designated the F-102B the restructured aircraft was Redesignated F-106; first F-106A flew on December 26 1956
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F-106 DART
  unusual cut-edge and the smallest one I have seen, UnUsed.......inquire
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Removed from a L-2B Flight Jacket
 F-106 "DART", was handsewn to the jacket, Used..(sold)
Large F-106 DART, older 4.5" merrowed-edge (ME), machine sewn to same jacket, Used......inquire
 ( other F-106 Triangle insignia with respective Squadron patches, see 318th FIS example )
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McClellan AFB F-106 Flight Test Right shoulder Flash
(shown on left)
5th FIS Flash with Runic lettering
 ME plastic back, possibly has relationship with Sacramento ALC, UnUsed....inquire
( Used by personnel involved in S-ALC flight test shake-downs after depot maintenance work )
F-106 CE with cheesecloth backing, uncommon(?), UnUsed......(sold)
5th FIS F-106 Right-Shoulder-Flash, UnUsed....(sold)
 some F-106 S-ALC right-shoulder-Flash History
far left (Flash with turquoise blue border) the official/unofficial McClellan AFB (Sacramento, CA) F-106 Flight Test Flash designed by Lt. Col. Dick “Taz” Stultz.
(The same Officer designed the 48th FIS's ‘Tazlanglian Devils’ Six shoulder Flash).
( I have rearranged/changed/etc. some of the information on the S-ALC Flash )
for more info on F-106s visit these site:
http://www.aerospacemuseumofcalifornia dot org/
http://www.f-106deltadart dot com/
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F-106 Flashes
 F-106 CE triangle, UnUsed.......inquire
F-106, 5 1/4" merrowed-edge(ME), possibly associated with the 318th FIS(?), UnUsed.....inquire
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  F-106 Round 'DART', merrowed-edge, RFU, Used......inquire
Green F-106 Flash, looks UnUsed......inquire
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F-106 "DART" disc - 3 x Variations
medium size DARTs
 F-106 "DART", older ME with long pigtail, cheesecloth backing, UnUsed.......inquire
F-106 "DART", olde rME with cheesecloth backing, UnUsed.......inquire
F-106 "DART", 4 1/8" older ME with gauze backing, UnUsed.......inquire
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F-111 Swingwing
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F-111 Swing Wing Test Force
  minor puckering(from the maker's shop-patch was never washed), UnUsed......inquire
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F-111 Tactical Air Command Swing Wing
  "111" "SWING WING" "TAC", large 4.5", Factory patch(?), circa 1967, UnUsed.....inquire
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Asian made EF-111 RAVEN
 "Swing Wing 111 TAC", 2.75" 1960s era, cheesecloth backing, UnUsed.....inquire
Older "SAC MACH 2+ FB-111, minor dirt stains, UnUsed.....39.00
Triangle "EF-111 RAVEN TRONS GO MACH 9 x 10(5)", 5 7/8" Asian made, UnUsed...(sold)
"SAC MACH 2+ FB-111, UnUsed.....46.00
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27th TFW 'Giant Voice' Bombing Competition
click on picture
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Desert Storm Era F-111F Novelty patches
 Click on picture for details
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 EF-111A "SPARK VARK", PI made, UnUsed....(sold)
EF-111A "RAVEN KEEPERS", UnUsed.........30.00
F-111F "WARSAW PACT CENTRAL HEATING", UnUsed.......35.00
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 F-111 "Desert Storm Iraqi Urban Renewal", UnUsed......24.00
F-111F "Libyan Urban Renewal, from the 1980s, UnUsed.....23.00
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 F-111 "Any Time Any Weather", UnUsed.......24.00
F-111 Aardvark "Whispering Death", Unused......25.00
"Raven Driver" (the Pilot), Unused.....26.00
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 F-111 "100 Missions", RAF Lakenheath, UnUsed.......26.00
FB-111A "Bomber", stain on blue, UnUsed........25.00
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 FB-111 "SAC MACH 2+", UnUsed........23.00
EF-111A "Jammers", UnUsed.....24.00
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( see 4007th CCTS patch for early F-111 Squadron insignia )
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F-117A
( see 37th TFW, 49th TFW, and 4450th TAC GP for associated Wings )
( for associated squadrons, click on this link 415th, 416th, & 417th TFS )
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50 - 100 patches made by Lockheed for their "TECHREPS"
First insignia designed for Field Service Representatives
made in 1989 - a limited production insignia
  4"(vertical), per the "NIGHTHAWKS" book this was only worn by Lockheed FSRs working on the F-117As at Tonopah, Nevada, UnUsed.....inquire
( NIGHTHAWKS Book, page 24 by Patrick Allen Blazek )
( also on 4450th TAC GP and 37th TFW pages )
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Commemorates First Flight of the F-117A on 18 June, 1981
 F-117A "18 JUN 81", 3.5" PI Made, UnUsed.........(sold)
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partial History
The F-117A Stealth Fighter completed flying its 150,000 flying hour when BG Bill Lake (49th FTR WG Commander) touched down on Holloman's runway 25 August 1998. The flying milestone was measured from the first F-117 flight by Lockheed Martin test pilot Hal Farley on June 18, 1981. The first Air Force pilot to fly the F-117 was Major Al Whitley on Oct. 15, 1982
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 F-117A supposed on U. S. Flag, UnUsed......inquire
Team Stealth "When it Absolutely, Positively, has to be Taken Out Overnight", UnUsed........(sold)
F-117A on white, UnUsed......inquire
F-117A "First Strike Desert Storm" on Desert camo, UnUsed.....inquire
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 Operation Desert Storm, JAN. 16, 1991, UnUsed........inquire
Desert Storm, First Strike, UnUsed......inquire
Arabian Night Mare, UnUsed......inquire
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 "F-117A FIELD SERVICE REP".....( moved above )
Skunkworks "BLDG. 637 METALLIC FABRICATION CENTER", UnUsed....(sold)
Skunkworks "C-1 SUCCESS PRIDE QUALITY CREATIVITY TEAMWORK INVESTMENT IN EXCELLENCE", UnUsed...(sold)
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C-130
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SELECT LEAD CREW Insignia
Qualification Insignia to fly in the Lead Aircraft for Combat Airdrops
  "SELECT LEAD CREW", RFU, Used........inquire
(formerly UI#92)
partial History
Worn by C-130 and C-141 aircrews
Insignia designatingthe wearer was qualified to fly on the lead aircraft in a formation of performing combat airdrops. These were usually the best trained and most qualified crews at performing aerial delivery of: paratroops, cargo, and heavy equipment.
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C-130E HANOI
Operation Homecoming
 click on picture for details
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DC-130H "Cyrano"
listed on the 6514th TS page
 click on picture for details
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MC-130H Combat Talon II
 Lockheed Company patch, Camouflage plane, UnUsed.....inquire
Lockheed Company patch, silver aircraft, UnUsed.....inquire
( also in 1st SOS, 7th SOS, and 15th SOS patch sections )
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partial History
The MC-130H Combat Talon II provide infiltration, exfiltration and resupply of special operations forces and equipment in hostile or denied territory. Secondary missions include psychological operations and helicopter air refueling
Designed in the 1980s and delivered to the Air Force in the early-1990s
Assigned to: 1st, 7th, & 15th SOSs
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Large C-130 Insignia
 1st Official Factory patch for the C-130, "LOCKHEED HERCULES", Japan made circa 1960, UnUsed.......75.00
C-130 "LOCKHEED SAUDI ARABIA"......(sold)
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 C-130 "LOCKHEED HERCULES", Pelon backing, older style pigtail, UnUsed......30.00
Desert Shield (1990), C-130 "RIYADH KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA", PI made(?), minor stains, UnUsed......31.00
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KC-135
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KC-135 "Stubby Wing" patch
click on picture for 8th Air Force KC-135 patch details
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C-141 Starlifter
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C-141A
from the Kings Tailor shop, Yokota, Japan circa 1966
( also spelled Yokoda )
  2.75" Japan made "ENGINE" insignia, removed from a Tour jacket, Used.......inquire
( what was this patch used for "Engine" shop or ? )
partial History
first C-141 arrived in the AF inventory in October 1965
first Squadron went active in April 1965
made by the Lockheed-Georgia Company
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Lead Aircrew Qualification Insignia
click on link for details
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Engines
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General Electric J-79 Engine
large 4 7/8" "GENERAL ELECTRIC" Factory patch
  Older J-79 Engine "MACH 2+" , Japan made, J-79 engines used in: F-4 F-104, & B-58 Aircraft, UnUsed.....inquire
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  "TIGER BY THE TAIL" "OVER 1000 HRS-FLIGHT TIME", 4.75" Japan made gold-tone metallic thread, UnUsed......inquire
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Novelty Patches
Southeast Asia (SEA) & others
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'Footprint of the American Chicken'
 click on picture for details
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"NORTH VIETNAM" Tab
 made in Vietnam, no stitch marks so it must be UnUsed......inquire
 ( also on htm )
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"VIET-NAM"
  woven arc made in Vietnam, UnUsed.........inquire
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Task Force One
Survivor of the Overland Route from Udorn to NKP
 Large TF-1 Thailand made, meaning of the "M" on the back is unknown, UnUsed......inquire
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SEA Patch used by all the Services
 Made in Vietnam, click on picture for details
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circa 1962 TAC Novelty patch from TSN
 click on picture for details
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Viet-Cong Hunting Club
Uncommon construction from Thailand
  From the Maharajah shop in Udorn, Thailand, RFU, Used......145.00
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Golden Flow with "The Dog" filling a Test Bucket!!!!
( "the Dog" has his Big Kidney on that day - too many Singhas )
( not found together - just convenient to scan together )
 U-TAPAO Arc, made in Thailand, scrapbook residue on back, UnUsed......inquire
Golden Flow, U-Tapao Thailand, novelty drug test patch, glue residue on back, UnUsed......inquire
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early-Vietnam - before "Cheap Charlie"
From the old Chinese Restaurant Joke about ordering and paying for rice
  RARE Arc, circa 1962-63, Saigon Vietnam, UnUsed.....inquire
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B-52 Pilot's U-Tapao Arc and Name Tab
  Thai made Arc "U-TAPAO", Used......inquire
Name TAB "DAVEY", Thai made, Used.......inquire
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"Sorry About That"
( sometimes spelled "Sorry 'bout Dat" )
  "VIET-NAM", made in Vietnam, UnUsed.........inquire
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Perfect for someone rebuilding their uniform
got the "salty" look!
  made in Vietnam, soiled from storage, Unused.....inquire
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 VIET-NAM 3.25" HE Vietnam made Arc, UnUsed.....(Sold)
"SORRY BOUT THAT VIETNAM", 4" SEA made Arc, UnUsed....(Sold)
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2 matched sets - made in Thailand
 Thailand Arc, frayed on bottom-right corner, RFU, Used.........inquire
Thailand Tab, paper on back, RFU, Used......inquire
Korat Straight Tab, RFU, tape residue on front, Used.........inquire
Korat Straight Tab, RFU, Used......inquire
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  Top - Thai made "THAILAND" Arc, 4.25", removed from clothing, near-new.....inquire
Middle - Thai made "THAILAND" Tab, UnUsed....(sold)
Bottom - Thai made "THAILAND" Tab, UnUsed...(sold)
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  Top - Thai made "THAILAND" Arc, 4" Tab, removed from clothing, near-new......inquire
Center - Thai made "THAILAND" Arc, RFU (removed from uniform)...(sold)
Bottom - Thai made "THAILAND" Arc, Thai National colors, remove from clothing,........inquire
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  Thai made "NAKHONPHANOM" (NKP) 4" Arc, UnUsed...........inquire
red border "NAKHONPHANOM"....(SOLD)
Thai made "U-TAPAO" Arc, removed from clothing...............inquire
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  Top - Thai made "TAKHLI" 2.5+" Arc, UnUsed..........66.00
Center - Thai made "TAKHLI" Arc, UnUsed...............65.00
Bottom - Thai made "TAKHLI" 3.75+" Arc, UnUsed..(sold)
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"Fighter By Day"
  "Fighter By Day Lover By Night Drunkard by Choice", 3 7/8" Okinawa, Japan made, UnUsed....inquire
( usually associated with the Deep Water Navy; this one from a USAF Pilot's Grouping from Vietnam/Thailand )
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"SHORT" Timer
  Thailand made, small 'double-digit midget" novelty patch for a cap/etc., UnUsed...inquire
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River Rats
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see "Protest" patch - "Mekong Mice"
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JAPAN Made
  LARGER, high-quality, Japanese made circa 1966-68, RFU, Used......inquire
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 Large, scrapbook residue on back, UnUsed....175.00
308th TFS bringback, Maharajah Tailors of Udorn, Thailand, Used......154.00
 ( see this link for a Velvet Panel River Rats from Tahkli 429th TFS )
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  RFU, Used......inquire
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 Left - U. S. made, Used.......75.00
Center - Thai made, UnUsed......144.00
Right - Thailand made, Used....127.00
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"River Rats" - "Check-Six"
Metal Fob or Pendant?
  From estate of a 25th TFS Pilot, 1 11/16" (1/8" thick), Used.....inquire
( where made & what it was intended for is unkown )
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 River Rats, made in Udorn, Thailand by Maharajah, removed from jacket, Used....inquire
River Rats, U. S. made, came with a 354th TFS Thailand-service grouping, UnUsed.....inquire
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Ski Mu Gia Pass, North Vietnam
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100 Exciting Trails - 5300' Elevation
 "Ski Mu Gia Pass, NVN" "100 Exciting Trails", Thailand made, UnUsed......166.00
"5300 ELEVATION", Larger Thai made, UnUsed......175.00
Thai made, RFU, Used......151.00
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433rd Night Fighter SKI MU GIA Pass
 click on picture for details
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partial History
Mu Gia Pass (Vietnamese "Deo Mugia"), a mountain pass in the Annamese Cordillera (Chaîne Annamitique)
between North Vietnam and Laos, 55 miles northwest of Dong Hoi, North Vietnam.
Through the Mu Gia Pass is the road from Tan Ap, North Vietnam to Muang Khammouan (Thakhek), Laos on the Mekong River. This strategic pass was the principal entry point to the Ho Chi Minh Trail.
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Yankee Air Pirate
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Japan made
  uncommon Japanese made, UnUsed.....inquire
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extremely nice example of a Thai made "....Pirate"
  Thailand made, from a Special Operations Squadron Grouping, RFU, Used....(sold)
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 Red "Yankee Air Pirate", Thai made, UnUsed........175.00
from the Maharajah Tailor shop of Udorn, Thailand, RFU 308th TFS jacket, Used.....143.00
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  Yankee Air Pirate, Thailand made, from a 360th TEWS Grouping, Used......174.00
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  Yankee Air Pirate, Made in Thailand, UnUsed.......inquire
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  Yankee Air Pirate, Thai made, brownish stains on front(?), UnUsed.......inquire
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no flagpole
  by Rajawongse Store in Ubol, circa 1968, RFU Jacket, Used.......inquire
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  RFU K-2B flight suit, Used.....inquire
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Smallest YAP I have seen
for a Neck Scarf, Bush Hat, or etc.
  I think this was made in Vietnam, approximately 1.5" x 2.25", Used.....(sold)
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Participant, SEA War Games
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War Games 70-71
"VIETNAM CAMBODIA"
  Particpant SEA War Games, Viet made, 9.75" Backpatch, UnUsed...135.00
(backing cloth made from OG "Burlap" type material, common for large Vietnam patches)
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War Games 71-72
"VIETNAM CAMBODIA"
 Particpant SEA War Games, Viet made, 9.5" backpatch, UnUsed...(sold)
(backing cloth made from OG "Burlap" type material, common for Vietnam patches)
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Thailand, Cambodian, Laotian, & RVN Flags
 360th TEWS Pilot's bringback, Thai made, minor reddish staining at 6 o'clock, RFU, Used.......124.00
Uncommon War Games design, by Maharajah Tailors of Udorn, Thailand, RFU, Used......135.00
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Maharajah Tailor Shop of Udorn, Thailand
  RFU, Used......136.00
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Charming Tailor shop at NKP
  UnUsed.........125.00
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Participant War Games
made in Thailand
  Not a common design, medium size, tailor's chalk marks can be rubbed off, UnUsed.....inquire
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Special Novelty Patch Section
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Refer to this Section Name and Number for inquiries
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Section One
 100 Missions on a Bong, Thai made, UnUsed.....(each).....100.00
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Section Two
  Member of the KEE-MAO POOL, U-Tapao "IT'S THE FRIENDS" "12 FLUID MONTHS", Thai made, UnUsed.....150.00
( In 1963 "Kee-Mao" = "shit-faced drunk" )
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Desert Shield
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Most of the below listed patches (Lots 1 - 4) have been in storage since early-1993
Desert Shield Lot-1
 all are RFU
Flag has VELCRO on back
Lower-left has damage on top-left border above the "O"
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Desert Shield Lot-2
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Desert Shield Lot-3
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Desert Shield Lot-4
 Most of the above listed patches (Lots 4 - 1) have been in storage since early-1993
( Lot 4 is also on the USAF Main page )
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Desert Storm
All USAF associated Desert Storm insignia will be in this section
Unit specific insignia will be in their respective Unit sections
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"Iraq PAC 90-91"
 Is this when the World was turned-upside-down?
The GI and Tailor shop had a crossed-connection on this design
6.76", scrapbook residue on back, UnUsed.......inquire
I have seen and owned many DS era patches but have never seen one like this; probably a very-limited production(?)
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Desert Storm Lot-1
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Desert Storm Lot-2
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Desert Storm Lot-3
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Desert Storm Lot-4
 Top Row patches are RFU, Top-Right still hasSage Green VELCRO on back
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Desert Storm Lot-5
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Desert Storm Lot-6
 top-left was RFU, washed once?
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Desert Storm Lot-7
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Desert Storm Lot-8
 Most of the above listed patches (Lots 8 - 1) have been in storage since early-1993
( Lot 1 is also on the USAF Main page )
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Flags
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pre-1954 Pilot's Korean Era Grouping
 Korean made - Silk like material with embroidery on Black Felt:
5th Air Force with "KOREA" Arc, 3 3/8", Used..........175.00
Korean Flag, 4 3/8, Used..............100.00
Japan Flag, 4 3/8", Used.........100.00
United Nations Flag, 4", Used..........100.00
 Price for Grouping........(4 items)......Inquire
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Korean War Era UN Flag
  United Nations Flag, 4" Japan made, RFU, Used.......73.00
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Old Stock woven United States Flag
used on Flyer's Jackets & Flight Suits
 Sample picfile of a 3 5/16" x 4 7/8" woven U.S. Flag,
rescued from an old-time Army/Navy Store, circa 1950s to mid-1965, UnUsed........70.00
( I have confirmed this is a 1950 - 1960s insignia from several Veterans )
slightly smaller but of similar construction, UnUsed......(sold)
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Vietnam War era - United States Flag
made in Thailand
 360th TEWS Pilot's bringback, Thai made, Used.......60.00
from Maharajah Tailor shop in Udorn, Thailand, RFU, Used....68.00
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UnCommon Construction
  RFU, loose translation of Thai writing = "wear on left", 606th SOS bringback, Used.......86.00
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  RFU Jacket, circa 1968, Used.......95.00
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Vietnam War era - United States Flag
Hand-embroidered in Vietnam
  Unusual construction, Red-stripes hand-embroidered on white felt, brown paper backing, RFU jacket, never washed, Used......inquire
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Vietnam War era - Thailand Flag
( made in Thailand )
  from the Maharajah Tailor's in Udorn, Thailand, Used.......53.00
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post-Vietnam era Flags
sample picture of Jacket/Shirt Flags with White Borders
 circa 1980 to late-1990s era.....inquire
2nd Row, Right Flag = (sold)
approximate sizes:
Largest Flag = 3" x 5"
Smallest Flag = 1.5" x 2 3/8"
minimum cost to Mail is $8.00
Gold Border Flags & "Used" Condition Flags are available
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1950s Backpatches
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10.25" Japan - Korea Felt Backpatch
  The scanner cut-off the corners on the Left-picture, 1957-58 Komaki Osan California, Used.......100.00
( The "eagle" looking bird might be a tip-off to the ID of Bob's Unit )
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Favorite Dog
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Very Tall Canine Pilot patch
8.25" high
  Large 8.25" Japan made "THE DOG", scrapbook residue on back, UnUsed Condition..........inquire
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 "DAMN COORS" 5" probably Thai made, Used..........inquire
5 3/4" "THE GANGS ALL HERE 74 KOREA 75" Korean made, UnUsed........inquire
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97th BW(H)'s last days over Cambodia
 click on picture for details
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 3 3/4 inch, cheesecloth backing, older ME, Used........inquire
"LIFE'S A BITCH", older ME, older Pelon backing, Used...........inquire
Japan made, been washed and is puckered, Used.......inquire
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Companies, Systems,
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All Companies associated with the U. S. Defense efforts are in this section
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Companies
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Beechcraft
Large Backpatch (10.25" wide)
 Beechcraft AeroSpace, cheesecloth backing, border has started to fray, Used......inquire
(I can trace the Aerospace unit back to 1979 but the patch looks older)
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DYNALECTRON
 DYNALECTRON Corporation AEROSPACE Operation Division, cheesecloth backing, circa 1960s(?), Used......inquire
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Lockheed
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9590B - Lockheed Orange Flight Suit
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 "LOCKHEED SERVICE", cheesecloth backing, RFU, era unknown, Used.....inquire
(I have been told this Logo design was done in the 1930s())
"Lockheed", Pelon backing, RFU, maybe 1970s(?) era, Used......inquire
(oldest Pelon usage I can document is 1963)
"LOCKHEED RIGID ROTOR", late-1960s era(?), RFU, was hand-sewn to a jacket, as-new, Used......inquire
 (Lockheed developed the Rigid Rotor in the mid-1960s and used it on the Attack Helicopter they flew in the early-1970s.
They had problems with it and the Army didn't purchase any; some civilian models were flown)
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Ling-Temco-Vought
 LTV, 3" x 3", circa 1971, UnUsed.......36.00
LTV, 3" x 3", circa 1971, UnUsed.......37.00
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LTV Aerospace and Defense
 9" wide backpatch, circa 1971-76(?), UnUsed.......46.00
( this and other large Company patches in site done box )
( see Vought for associated items )
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NORTHROP
 Northrop, older merrowed-edge(ME), UnUsed......inquire
Northrop 5" oval, older ME, Unused....inquire
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Vought
 9" wide backpatch, circa 1970s with plastic over cheesecloth backing, Used.....48.00
( see "LTV" above for associated items )
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Systems
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Advanced Concept Ejection Seat (ACES) II
ACES II used in: A-10, B-1B, B-2, F-15, F-16, F-22, and T-46
 Northeast Asian made, non-factory patch, RFU, Used.....(sold)
ACES II developed to standardize seats used in USAF small Jet Aircraft. It was first flown in the A-10 Thunderbolt II in April 1978.
Made by McDonnell-Douglas and Weber Aircraft Companies
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Joint Tactical Information Distribution System
JTIDS Test Team
  4 1/8", Unused........inquire
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partial History
Joint-International program representing all services and allied force requirements for Tactical Digital information systems
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Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night
LANTIRN - "HAVOC IN THE DARK"
  3 3/4", Unused.......inquire
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partial History
System used on the F-15E Eagle and F-16C/D Fighting Falcon
( also used on the Navy's F-14 Tomcats - which are retired )
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Viewers disregard this section:
Operation Bullet Shot started in February 1972........
3 dimensional "Dog"
UnUsual layered "100 Missions in a Baht Bus", UnUsed....
Large patch of the Canine ACE
Asian made, probably Used.....
Asian made "dog" on House, UnUsed.......
"Life's a Bitch" Vietnam made 3", UnUsed.....
Thailand made 3.25", UnUsed.....
"LIFE'S A BITCH", made in Japan, UnUsed...
probably Japan made, ragged on the edges but still a decent old patch, Used....
Japan made 4 1/2", "I WANT JETS", UnUsed......
Witch Doctor (Flight Surgeon), UnUsed..
Scope Wizard, Weapons Sytems Officer(WSO), UnUsed..
F-5 Morocco, 5 1/4", UnUsed..
F-5 Turkey, stains, UnUsed...
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