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This is a gorgeous World War II Australian-made jacket patch for the United States 823rd Bomb Squadron, 38th Bomb Group, 5th Air Force. Among other duties, the 823rd flew B-25 aircraft in the South Pacific. The patch is hand-embroidered on wool and shows a tiger with blood dripping from its fangs.
VINTAGE:Circa World War II.
SIZE:Approximately 4-15/16" in diameter.
CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS:Wool hand-embroidered in silk/cotton threads with treated paper backing.
ITEM NOTES:This is from a United States Army Air Forces collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VCGEX11 LHEJX4/11 SHEJX10/12
CONDITION:8 (Excellent-): The patch shows only very light wear.
GUARANTEE:As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.