Rare Korean War USN VF-721 Starbusters Woody Woodpecker Flight Jacket Patch

NOTE: All of these USN patches being listed on x000D consignment with consignor code CON-DSS come from the lifelong collection of a x000D retired Vietnam War USN Pilot who had close times with the Tailhook Association x000D and was able to obtain some very special and unique patches. We are proud to x000D have been given the opportunity to bring parts of this collection to market. We x000D will be listing 25 or so now, and hope to have another offering in April or x000D May.  :

What we have here is a Rare Korean War USN VF-721 Starbusters x000D Flight Jacket Patch featuring Woody Woodpecker as a night in shining armor x000D riding a black panther, representing the F9F Panthers the squadron flew off of x000D the USS Boxer CV-21 in 1951.

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The VF-721 Starbusters were established at NAS Glenview on 1 x000D July 194The Squadron was called to active duty on 20 July 1950, x000D reestablished as VF-141 on 4 February 1953, then reestablished as VF-53 on 15 x000D October 196The unit was disestablished on 29 January 197The Starbusters x000D Woody Woodpecker Insignia was approved on 6 March 1951. 

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Korean War era.

Approximately: 4-7/8" in height x 4-5/8" in width.

Fully-embroidered patch in multi-colored silk/cotton threads.

To be sewn on.

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This is from a large collection of Aviation squadron, group, patches that we will be putting over the next few months. CON-DSS-23 LGIEX02/06/23

8+ (Excellent): Patch shows light wear and minor fraying on a couple of the edges.

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