Late 1960s USN Flecompron (Fleet Composite Squadron) 10 aka "Crusaders" Japanese-Made Patch

This is a nice circa late 1960s patch for the United States Navy Fleet Composite Squadron 10 (Flecompron 10/VC-10), aka "Crusaders". The squadron served at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and flew Vought F-8 Crusaders until deactivation in 196The patch is Japanese-made by Ace Novelty and still has its original manufacturer's tag. The patch shows a purple shield bearing a white cross at its center.

Circa late 1960s.

Approximately 3-15/16" in height and 4-1/8" in width.

Fully embroidered in cotton/polyester thread.

None.

Ace Novelty Box 1374 Tokyo Japan label on reverse.

This is from a United States Navy fleet composite squadron patch collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. ebay MEJV13 LADEX10/13 SADEX12/14

8 (Excellent-): The patch has some light wear only.

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