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Aviation Training School
Fort Wolters, Texas. |
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Cobra Pilot Pocket Patch Presented to new Cobra Pilots upon graduation from AH-1G Cobra Transition Class. Worn over the right shirt pocket in place of the Crusader Patch. |
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Crusader Pocket Patch Worn over the right shirt pocket. This beautiful replication is courtesy of :Jim Gaffney – El Paso, TXBlaster 14, 3/18 Arty, 1st Cav, ’65-66 Crusader 6, 187th AHC, ’68-’69 Black Baron 5, 269th CAB, ’69 |
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First Aviation Brigade Shoulder PatchWorn on left shoulder of uniform. |
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Blackhawk Courtesy of : William (Mild Bill) H. Jones Austin, TX. Road Runner Maintenance 66-68 |
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Blackhawk Uniform Shoulder PatchCourtesy of : William (Mild Bill) H Jones Austin TX Road Runner Maintenance 66-68 |
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Blackhawk Unit patch that was covered with plastic and hung from shirt pocket button by a leather strap. Courtesy of : Tom Tesmar |
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Rat Pack Worn by Blackhawk and Crusader Gun Ship Pilots and Crew Members. “The Rat Pack”The Rats started flying Charlie Model Gunships and later transitioned to the AH-1G Huey Cobra. One mean mother.Courtesy of : John Broome |
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Red Ryder’s “Holy Hell” Original 2nd Airlift Platoon Patch Courtesy of : |
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MUNGS“DEATH FROM ABOVE” Renamed 2nd Airlift Platoon You just had to have some of their “Mung Juice” |
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MUNGS“FURY FROM ABOVE” I guess this for for the more timid in the group? |
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MAGGOT 1st Airlift Platoon |
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Wizard 541st Medical DetachmentCourtesy of : Sir Edward A. Artis Ph.D K.M. 541st Medical Detachment |
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Trouble Shooter Signal and Avionics Better than AT&T. They made sure we could reach out and touch someone. |
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Lancelot Helicopter Maintenance If it was broke, they could fix it.If it wasn’t broke, they could make it better. |
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Crusader BB6 Was this a courtesy patch for Black Baron 6 or the personal patch of “Bad” Bill Bauman ‘Crusader 6?’ |
 Patch design by: John Forzetting and Roger Rothlesberger |
Tay Ninh Tower Power 362nd Aviation Support Detachment If you were moving your bird, taking off or landing these guys were the boss. Everyone followed their instructions except the VNAF pilots who did whatever they wanted to including taking off in the wrong direction right into a landing flight of war birds.VNAF Pilot “Tower me go now.”Tower Operator: “Warning to all aircraft in the Tay Ninh area. We have a VNAF Bird Dog departing from mid field headed in the WRONG direction.” |
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Authorized ??? I don’t think so……Probably a real collectors item.Patch courtesy of John Johnson |
| This is a slight variation of the Crusader patch found in the collection of a private collector. The patch is in pristine condition.Ljmilitary@aol.com |
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