Rough But Rare Ca. 1943 USAAF 23rd Fighter Group, 14th AF Patch in Painted Leather

This is a rough but rare circa 1943 United States Army Air Forces 23rd Fighter Group, 14th Air Force patch in painted leather. The 23rd were the successors to the legendary American Volunteer Group, the Flying Tigers. This patch is usually found in multi-piece leather, and is rare found in painted single-layer leather. This patch was not worn, but has had some poor storage conditions over the last seventy years.

Circa 1943 (World War II).

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

Painted leather.

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This is from a World War II USAAF 23rd Fighter Group flight patch collection that we will be listing more of over the next few months. CON-RLB-VEJJX14 LABEJX3/14 SAAJJX4/14

6+ (Fine-Very Fine): The patch shows evidence of some poor storage conditions although it is unworn.

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