Scarce ca 1948 USN FAWTUPAC Flight Jacket Patch Embroidered on Twill

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  • Scarce ca 1948 USN FAWTUPAC Flight Jacket Patch Embroidered on Twill
  • Scarce ca 1948 USN FAWTUPAC Flight Jacket Patch Embroidered on Twill
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ARTIFACT:

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.  :


This is a scarce ca 1948 US Navy Flight Jacket Patch for FAWTUPAC, the Fleet All-Weather Training Unit Pacific. 
This unit was originally established as Night Attack & Combat training Unit Pacific (NACTUPAC) at NAS Barbers Point on 22 August 194It was redesignated  Night Development Squadron Pacific ( NightDevRonPac) on 6 April 1946 , and then redesignated VCN-1 on 11 November 194An insignia for VCN-1, almost identical to the FAWTUPAC insignia, same design but slight variation, was approved 17 October 194VCN-1 was redesigned  FAWTUPAC on 1 September 1948, and to VF(AW)-on 2 May 1958.  The unit was disestablished in 1972.

VINTAGE:

Circa 1948.

SIZE:

Approximately: 4-7/8" in diameter.

CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS:

Fully-Embroidered Silk on twill, gauze backing.

ATTACHMENT:

To be sewn on.

MARKINGS:

N/A.

ITEM NOTES:

 This is from a large collection of Aviation squadron, group, patches that we will be putting over the next few months. CON-DSS-23 LCGEX02/05/23

CONDITION:

9- (Excellent+): The patch shows excellent condition.

GUARANTEE:

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

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