Description
ARTIFACT:
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This is a beautiful, late 1943 early 14th United States Army Air Forces shoulder patch. The patch is Chinese-made, silk embroidered on silk in near mint condition. The 14th Air Force was formerly known as The China Air Task Force (CATF) which was formed from the Flying Tigers.
VINTAGE:Circa WWII
SIZE:About 2-1/2" in diameter.
CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS:Silk on silk
ATTACHMENT:None
MARKINGS:None
ITEM NOTES:This is from a WWII CBI Theater collection which we just acquired and will be listing more of over the next few months. MGEX17 LAGEX8/17 SAGEX2/18
CONDITION:7+ (Very Fine+): Light wear and soiling.
GUARANTEE:As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.