Late Cold War Period

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late 1970s or early 1980s jacket patch for the United States Air Force 52nd Tactical Fighter Wing. The patch is US-made and fully embroidered. It shows a crest bearing two daggers. VINTAGE: Circa late 1970's - early 1980's...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late 1970s or early 1980s jacket patch for the United States Air Force 51st Tactical Fighter Wing. The subdued patch is Korean-made and is embroidered upon cotton. It shows a rooster at its center. VINTAGE: Circa late 1970's -...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1980s jacket patch for the United States Air Force 44th Tactical Fighter Squadron. The patch is Okinawan-made and is fully embroidered. It shows a bat at its center. VINTAGE: Circa 1980s. SIZE: Approximately 3-3/4" in diameter...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1970s United States Air Force Test and Evaluation Center jacket patch. The patch is Japanese-made and is fully embroidered. It shows four long arrows or spears and a scale at center. VINTAGE: Circa 1970's. SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1980's or 1990's jacket patch for the United States Air Force 18th Tactical Fighter Wing. The patch is Okinawan-made and is embroidered upon cotton. It shows a rooster at its center. VINTAGE: Circa 1980's-1990's...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1970s United States Air Force Geophysics Laboratory (AFGL) Balloon Branch jacket patch from Hanscom Air Force Base, just outside Bedford, Massachusetts. The patch is embroidered upon twill and reads ITER AD ASTRA (The way to the...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1970s United States Air Force Academy 10th Cadet Squadron jacket patch. This patch is US-made and shows a tiger's head at the intersection of two lightning bolts on a sky blue background. VINTAGE: Circa 1970's. SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1980 United States Air Force Academy Cadet Squadron 9 "Tiger Nine" jacket patch. The patch is embroidered upon light blue twill and shows a flying tiger. VINTAGE: Circa 1980. SIZE: Approximately 3-3/4" in height x 3-3/8" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late 1960s jacket patch for the United States Air Force 42nd Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron (42nd TEWS). Based first at Takhli AFB in Thailand as part of the 355th Tactical Fighter Wing, the 42nd TEWS monitored North...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1960s United States Air Force 4028th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (aka 4028th Strategic Reconnaissance Weather Squadron) jacket patch. The 4028th had a history of spy plane operation and pilots from this squadron were...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1960s United States Air Force 920th Air Refueling Squadron (AREFS) jacket patch. The patch is Japanese-made and fully embroidered. It shows a blue eagle over the motto "ANY TIME – ANY PLACE". VINTAGE: Circa 1960's...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1950's - 60's jacket patch from the United States Air Force 509th Bomb Group. VINTAGE: Circa 1950's - 1960's. SIZE: About 3" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Fully embroidered with cotton embroidery thread. ATTACHMENT: To be...