Description
This is a circa 1960s United States Air Force 18th Communications Squadron jacket patch. The 18th was stationed at Westover AFB, Massachusetts. The patch is fully embroidered with a turquoise background and shows a communications tower staked out inside the central link between two halves of the globe. The motto "Catena Terras Connectens" (A Chain Linking the Lands) is on a banner at the bottom.
VINTAGE:Circa 1960s.
SIZE:Approximately 4-3/8" in height and 4-1/16" in width.
CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS:Fully embroidered in cotton/polyester threads.
ATTACHMENT:None.
MARKINGS:None.
ITEM NOTES:This is from a United States Air Force Communications Squadron jacket patch collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VEX13 LBHX11/13 SBHX5/16
CONDITION:7+ (Very Fine+): The patch shows some light wear.
GUARANTEE:As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.