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This is a great World War II Unites States Army Air Forces 14th Air Force shoulder patch with a white ("snow back"e;) variant. The 14th Air Force replaced the China Air Task Force, which itself had earlier replaced the 1st American Volunteer Group (aka "e;Flying Tigers"e;). The patch shows a winged tiger and a white star.
VINTAGE:Circa World War II.
SIZE:Approximately 2-9/16" in diameter.
CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS:Fully embroidered in silk/cotton threads.
ATTACHMENT:None.
MARKINGS:None.
ITEM NOTES:This is from a WWII United States Army Air Forces shoulder patch collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VEX06 LBGX3/11 SLCEX4/14 SCEX7/17
CONDITION:8 (Excellent-): The patch shows very light wear only.
GUARANTEE:As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.