Rare 1960s USN Gyrodyne QH-50 DASH (Drone Anti-Submarine Helicopter) Okinawan-Made Patch
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Rare 1960s USN Gyrodyne QH-50 DASH (Drone Anti-Submarine Helicopter) Okinawan-Made Patch

Code: usnsubp60020das


SOLD!!! No Longer Available!

Product Description

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PLEASE NOTE: Kana will be BACK IN THE OFFICE as of TUESDAY 07/01,

BUT I will not be back in the Office until MONDAY July 7th,

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ARTIFACT: Rare 1960's United States Navy Gyrodyne QH-50 DASH (Drone Anti-Submarine Helicopter) large Okinawan-made jacket patch. DASH was an integral part of Fleet Rehabilitation and Modernization (FRAM) program implemented in the 1950's to assist in upgrading the US Navy's Fleet in response to the rapid production of submarines by the Soviet Union. Patch depicts a DASH drone with a caricature face wearing a Navy cap soaring above a submarine with the letters DASH along the top.

VINTAGE: Circa 1960's

SIZE: Approximately 5 ¼" in diameter

MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION: Fully embroidered cotton/polyester/silk thread on twill.

ATTACHMENT: None.

MARKINGS: None.

ITEM NOTES: This is from a US Navy collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VBEM15 LADEX2/15 TRADEX3/15

CONDITION: 8+ (Excellent): Patch shows only minor wear and tiny pieces of scrapbook remnants on reverse.

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