Beautiful Minty Early 1943 Chinese-Made Shoulder Patch for USAAF China Air Task Force CATF

This is a beautiful, unused and minty circa early 1943 shoulder patch for the United States Army Air Forces China Air Task Force (CATF). The patch is Chinese-made and shows a winged tiger and a white and red star. The CATF replaced the 1st American Volunteer Group (aka "Flying Tigers") and was the precursor to the 14th Air Force.

Circa early 1943 (World War II).

Approximately 2-9/16" in diameter.

Silk embroidered in silk thread.

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This is from a United States Army Air Forces collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VABEX13 LCDEX8/13 SBEJX5/14

9+ (Near Mint-): The patch is minty.

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.