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Lee-Jackson Militaria
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Aircraft, Aircraft Companies, Bases, Engines, Flags, Hours, Meets(Competitions), Missions, Novelty, Systems & etc.
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For Ordering information contact: Jack@LJMilitaria.com
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Some Aircraft and Novelty Patches were used by ALL the Services
check: Army, USMC, & USN patch pages for other Novelty Insignia
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Competitions:
GunSmoke, William Tell,
NATO Tiger, & other Meets
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see other "Meet" patches on Squadrons and Wings pages
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AAFCE Tactical Air Meet JEVER
 1982 meet, seller's (maker's?) label on back, UnUsed.......inquire
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1977 Upper Heyford Tiger Meet
not a common Tiger Meet patch
 "TIGER MEET '77 UPPER HEYFORD AIRCREW", Japan made, scrapbook residue on back, UnUsed.....(sold)
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1985 NATO Tiger Meet
( hosted by the Belgian 31 Squadron at Kleine Brogel(?) )
 3.75" patch, UnUsed.....inquire
( another Tiger Meet patch )
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FLUGTAG at Flugplatz Ramstein  Sonntag, 5 August, 1979, looks used but no stitch marks, UnUsed........inquire
Sonntag, 13. Juli, 1980, UnUsed.....inquire
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27th TFW 'Giant Voice' Bombing Competition
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Gunsmoke Meets
 GUNSMOKE 1985, RFU, Used.......inquire
GUNSMOKE 1987, UnUsed........inquire
GUNSMOKE 1989 "SHOOT OFF" "PACIFIC AIR FORCES", PI made, UnUsed.........inquire
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Gunsmoke 1991
 USAF WORLDWIDE FIGHTER GUNNERY MEET, UnUsed....inquire
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Gunsmoke 1995
 USAF Worldwide Composite Force Competition, UnUsed.....inquire
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( see a 31st TFW Gunsmoke 1987 11" Backpatch )
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| Reconnaissance Air Meet "RAM" 1986 & 1988
 1986, Used.......inuqire
1986, UnUsed......inquire
1988, UnUsed......inquire
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SAC Competitions
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William Tell Meet Insignia
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WT 1982
 USAF AIR-TO-AIR WEAPONS MEET William Tell 1982, UnUsed....inquire
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( click this link for a 1st TFW William Tell )
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WT 1986
 USAF AIR-TO-AIR WEAPONS MEET William Tell 1986, UnUsed.......inquire
USAF AIR-TO-AIR WEAPONS MEET William Tell 1986, UnUsed........inquire
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48th FIS
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WT 1988 USAFE
 1988 William Tell Meet for United States Air Forces in Europe, UnUsed......inquire
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WT 1988
 USAF AIR-TO-AIR WEAPONS MEET William Tell 1988, UnUsed.....inquire
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178th FS WT
 ( click on patch for details )
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Bases
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Greenland
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6"+ Thule AFB, Greenland Patch from the 1950s
 6 3/16"
B-29 depicted, sites: BW-1 & BW-8 & Thule Air Force Base, UnUsed.....inquire
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Very Large 7 3/8" Greenland Patch
 7.3/8" "The Top of the World" "Thule" "Nord" sites: "BW-1" "BW-8", F-89s depicted, UnUsed..(sold)
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Large Blue Jay patch from Thule, AFB
7"
 7"
F-89(?) Thule Greenland Top of the World Blue Jay Patch, UnUsed...(sold)
( Is Blue Jay an Air Force Operation/Project? )
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 Thule, Greenland Air Base Bullion Patches
"THULE-AIR-BASE", Black Pelon backing, UnUsed......inquire
SAC "Flipping the Bird" 3.25" patch, "The World's Northernmost Sandpit", UnUsed.....(sold)
"THULE-AIR-BASE", Black Pelon backing, UnUsed.......inquire
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  "United States Air Force Thule Greenland", UnUsed...(sold)
4683rd Air Base Group, "365 Hard Ones Thule Air Base"........(sold)
F-89(?) "Thule Air Base Greenland".......(sold)
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 Sonderstrom United States Air Force Base, 4 5/8, scrapbook residue on back, UnUsed.......inquire
Thule Air Force Base, Greenland, scrapbook residue on back, UnUsed.......inquire
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Aircraft
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A-1 Skyraider
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Vietnam made A-1 patches
 click on picture for details
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| B-1B Lancer
 "B-1B FIRST FLIGHT OCTOBER 1984" "IN MEMORY OF 1929 - 1984" "DOUG BENEFIELD CHIEF TEST PILOT", UnUsed.....inquire
"B-1B" with bullion thread, UnUsed........inquire
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 B-1 TEST TEAM, worn on top-right corner but looks new, UnUsed.......inquire
B-1 FOT & E Test Team, UnUsed......(sold)
B-1 Subdued, lots of wear, Used......(sold)
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 B-1B, RFU, Used.......inquire
B-1B "PREPARED FOR PEACE", UnUsed.......inquire
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Lockheed TR-1  Lockheed TR-1, looks lik a Factory patch, pigtail style ME, plastic back.....inquire
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partial TR-1 History
TR-1 (TAC RECON version of the U-2 for USAFE missions) first flew in 1981, had a Large pod under each wing
17th RW at Alconbury flew TR-1As circa 1983 - 1991
TR-1As Redesignated U-2Rs (theTR-1B (two-seat trainer) was redesignated TU-2R)
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B-2 Stealth Bomber  Coffee Cup, UnUsed......inquire
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 Combined Test Force at Edwards AFB, RFU, Used.......(sold)
B-2 Test Team Northrop Grumman, UnUsed......(sold)
B-2 Bomber, UnUsed......inquire
B-2 Flight Test Aircrew, UnUsed......(sold)
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 Stealth B-2 Bomber, UnUsed....(sold)
B-2, UnUsed.......(sold)
pre-1994 patch, USAF Northrop B-2, UnUsed....(sold)
( in early-1994 the Northrop Corporation purchased Grumman )
Spirit of America B-2 Stealth, UnUsed.....inquire
B-2 Spirit, SBRA/JDAM82, USAF NGACS Boeing, UnUsed....inquire
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"USAF Northrop B-2" Factory patch
 pre-1994 patch, USAF Northrop B-2, UnUsed....inquire
( in early-1994 the Northrop Corporation purchased Grumman )
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U-2 Aircraft
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349th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron
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UI U-2 patch
I could not find this patch on the Web
  3 7/8" wide, PELON backing with the older-style long-pigtail, scrapbook residue on back, UnUsed.....inquire
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99th SRS Thai made patch from Vietnam Era
 Left - see this 99th SRS "period piece" insignia
Modern Reproduction U-2 patch on right, Unused......inquire
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UI#210 - unidentified U-2 patch made in Thailand
 ( see on UI/Mystery page )
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probable partial History of U-2s in SEA
SAC sent a detachment of 4 x U-2s from the 4080th SRW to Bien Hoa, RVN (OL-20) on February 14 1964 to fly missions over NVN
4080th SRW was redesignated 100th SRW February 11, 1966 and relocated to Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona
U-2 DET(OL-20) at Bien Hoa AB, RVN was Redesignated 349th SRS o/a June 25, 1966
On July 1, 1970 the 349th SRS(OL-20) at Bien Hoa AB relocated to U-Tapao, RTAFB, Thailand and was redesignated 99th SRS (OL-RU); remaining until March 1976
see SR-71 section for a U-2 "PSD" patch
Good site for U-2 & SR-71 RECON: http://www.blackbirds dot net/index.html
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E-3 AWACS
see B-52 section for a Boeing E-3A patch
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E-4 Aircraft
1st Airborne Command Control Squadron
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F-4 Phantom II
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Original F-4 Factory Patch & under-Tab for North Vietnam Missions
McDonnell took-over Douglas Aircraft on April 28 1967
  First Phantom II Factory Patch and North Vietnam Arc, UnUsed.......inquire
( Original McDonnell Factory designed/supplied bottom-Arc for F-4 Pilots flying missions over North Vietnam )
( The "Ace of Spades" Spook design came later - see below )
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pre-April 1967 F-4 Factory Patches
3 x variations of the older insignia
 F-4 Phantom II, UnUsed.......44.00
McDonnell early factory patch, UnUsed......43.00
UnUsed........42.00
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 pre-April 1967 Factory Patch, 3", older style ME, UnUsed.........(sold)
post-merger Factory Insignia, no Red paint on wing surfaces, UnUsed.......32.00
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post-merger, Factory Insignia
 post-April 1967 Factory 3" patch, no red paint on wings, UnUsed.......31.00
post-merger, No Red Paint and NO National Emblem on Left-Wing, Unusual patch, UnUsed, 41.00
post-merger, no red paint, UnUsed......30.00
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Large Okinawa/Japan made F-4 Phantom II large camo F-4, Oki made, UnUsed...........inquire
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McDonnell Douglas Phantom II
30th Anniversary
 1958 - 1988, 4" factory patch, Un Used.......inquire
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30 Years of Phantoms
 30th Anniversary 1958 - 1988, dark blue center, UnUsed......inquire
30th Anniversary 1958 - 1988, light-blue disc, UnUsed......inquire
( also on Navy and USMC pages )
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30th Anniversary
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McDonnell Douglas Phantoms Phorever
  been in a collecting-still has a piece of VELCRO on back, UnUsed......inquire
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F-4E Phantom II with Shark & Gatling Gun
  made in Thailand, RFU, washed=puckered, Used.....inquire
( "UnUsed" condition Shark patch available on the 34th TFS section )
( see a Shark F-4E patch for the 3rd TFS/3rd TFW on 1st - 43rd Squadrons page )
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F-4E
  larger 5" F-4E right shoulder flash, RFU jacket, never washed, Used.....inquire
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F-4 Phantom Triangle RFU, Used.......(sold)
( also on 44-299 squadrons page )
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BlueTriangle
  RFU, Used.......inquire
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RF-4C
  RF-4C Phantom II 4 7/8" patch, cheesecloth backing, older 2 pigtail style ME, UnUsed.....(sold)
RF-4C Phantom II 4.75", cheesecloth backing, minor stains on wing and fuselage, UnUsed......inquire
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RF-4C Reconnaissance Factory Insignia
  RF-4C, removed from jacket, Used......inquire
mate to this one available(NO picture), soiled from wear, RFU, Used......inquire
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 RF-4C "Rock and Roll", probably Korean made, circa 1980s(?), UnUsed......inquire
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 F-4 Phantom II, Asian made Red Disc, UnUsed...(sold)
F-4 Phantom "Freehand machine embroidery" Japan made, 4 1/8" "Tulip" F-4, Used.......inquire
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  plastic back with pigtail, UnUsed.......inquire
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 "Phantom Phyler", 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron at Tan Son Nhut (TSN) in 1967, Older ME, UnUsed.....inquire
"WEAPONS INSTRUCTOR AIR DEFENSE EXPERT", F-4 patch, on VELCRO, Used..(sold)
"TISEO" - F-4G Advanced Wild Weasel "Target Indentification System Electro-Optical" weapons system,
older ME with cheesecloth backing material, Oldest looking TISEO I have owned, UnUsed..(sold)
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F-4D/E PAVE SPIKE LASER Pod
 AN/ASQ-153 factory patch, cheesecloth backing, RFU, Used......inquire
PAVE SPIKE, 4", factory patch, thick paper backing, UnUsed..........inquire
 AVQ-26 PAVE TACK
PAVE TACK is a LASER designator Weapon Delivery System pod used with selected
F-4D(EF-4D), F-4E, RF-4C aircraft for precision navigation, target location and target designation
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F-4 100 Missions
 F-4, scrapbook residue on back, UnUsed........inquire
F-4, RFU Flight Suit, Used.......(sold)
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RF-4 RECON 100 Missions
 RF-4, RFU, Used......inquire
RF-4, RFU, was hand-sewn on Flight suit=when the suit was washed the border threads were pulled making the sawtooth edge, Used......inquire
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RF-4 RECON 200 Missions Factory Patch
 RF-4 2 Hundred Missions over Vietnam Factory patch, Unused...inquire
F-4 200 Missions over Vietnam Factory patch, Unused....inquire
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F-4 300 Missions over Vietnam
Made in Japan
 "3 HUNDRED MISSIONS F-4 VIETNAM", made in Japan, staple mark on lower-left, UnUsed.....inquire
F-4 Phantom II "Spook", 4.75" Japan made, UnUsed........inquire
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F-4 "Hours" Insignia
 F-4 Phantom II "1000 Hours", 5 3/8", UnUsed....55.00
F-4 Phantom II "3000 Hours", 5 3/8", UnUsed...(sold)
F-4 Phantom II "3000 Hours" (purple figure), 5 3/8", UnUsed...19.00
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| F-4 WILD WEASELS ( probably older than the F-4G era, maybe F-105 or F-4C era? )
  "WILD WEASELS SAMBUSTERS", made in North Asia, scrapbook residue on back, UnUsed.....inquire
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F-4G Wild Weasel 5
 probably a 90th TFS patch, made in the PI, RFU, Used....inquire
bottom center - F-4G Phantom II, cheesecloth backing, Unused......inquire
"ADVANCED WILD WEASEL", UnUsed....inquire
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  made in Thailand, UnUsed.......inquire
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1 of 100 of the Original patches made
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Desert Storm Wild Weasel 5
probably for the 35th and 52nd TFWs(P)
 "IRAQI DEATH WISH" WW5, UnUsed......inquire
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124th Fighter Group
 see 124th FG page and section for details
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( click this link for F-105 WWs )
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C-5 Galaxy
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1960s C-5 Test Team patches removed from an L-2B Jacket
( L-2B Flying Jacket was dated 1963 - patches are probably circa 1968 )
 Lockheed C-5 Factory Patch, Used.........inquireUSAF C-5 Test Team, Used.......inquire
( see First Operational Squadron patch )
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F-5 Freedom Fighter
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"Skoshi Tiger" Program at Bien Hoa?
( could this be for the 4503rd TFS(P) that took F-5As to SEA for Evaluation in 1965-66;
redesignated 10th Fighter Commando Squadron and attached to the 3rd TFW at Bien Hoa;
unit was disbanded and F-5s turned-over to the VNAF? )
  F-5 "Fly the Friendly Sky of Laos", 3.25", Thailand made, UnUsed......inquire
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Vietnam made F-5
Hand-Embroidered in Vietnam - high-quality workmanship
shown in Robert C. Mikesh's Flying Dragons Book, page 160
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Section One
 Factory insignia, with 2-pigtails, late-1960s era, UnUsed......inquire
( similar patches worn by 425th TFTS personnel )
circa late-1960s, looks Factory(?), UnUsed........inquire
4.75" foreign made (country unknown), UnUsed.....inquire
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Section Two, F-5 Instructor Pilot
 F-5, Blue background,older plastic back, UnUsed.......inquire
F-5 "IP" (Instructor Pilot), UnUsed..(sold)
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Section Four
(Grouping from One Pilot (except top-left))
( This Grouping may belong in the Marine Corps VMFT-401 Section(?) )
 "F-5 Tiger II", 4.25", circa 1970s with Blue Plastic backing, Unused......inquire
"F-5 Tiger II", older plastic backing, circa 1970s, Unused......inquire
(ID'd from Mr. Holmberg's USMC book as "1st pattern patch by Northrop at Hawthorn, California")
(VMFT-401 flew Tiger IIs at MAS Yuma)
Baby Tiger, Asian made(?), Factory patch(?), UnUsed.....inquire
( the little Tiger maybe years older than the rest of the Grouping; could be a "Skoshi Tiger" Cap insignia? )
RECON Tiger with Binoculars, has peel-off backing (to aply to a hard surface or cloth(?)), UnUsed.....inquire
( I have a similar patch marked: "Northrup RF-5" on the back )
Tiger Head "II", with plastic back, Unused.......inquire
F-5 Tigers Triangle, light stain in Bottom-Left,Plastic back, UnUsed......inquire
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Section Five
 Class "69 E", cheesecloth backing, RFU, Used....(sold)
"E", older ME, UnUsed........inquire
"F-5E/F" (has "K" written on it 2 x times), listed in USMC Book(?), plastic backing, Unused......inquire
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Section Six
( Only 3 x F-20s (first know as F-5Gs) were built )
 large 4.5" Northrop F-20 Tigershark, UnUsed...........inquire
F-20 Tigershark, UnUsed...........inquire
Rockwell International "F-5 Super Tiger", unknown usage but may be a Weapons System(?), UnUsed.....inquire
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Section Seven
  F-5E Northrop Tiger II, 2 7/8" older merrowed-edge Factory patch, circa 1969-71, UnUsed........inquire
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A-7 Corsair II
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Vought A-7D
USAF version of the Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV) A-7
referred to as a "SLUFF" (Short Little Ugly F*****)
 metallic thread, Unused......inquire
a little larger variation, metallic thread, Unused......inquire
 the A-7D was used for the last bombing mission in Cambodia
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A-10 Warthog
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21st Fighter Squadron "Panthers"
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F-15 Eagle
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F-100 Engine
 F-15 Eagle Sierra Hotel, older style plastic backing, UnUsed.....inquire
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F-15 Wild Weasel F-15 WW, UnUsed......inquire
not much History
In 1994 a contract was given to McDonnell Douglas to upgrade the F-15C to a Wild Weasel configuration
Unknown outcome - anyone know, email
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Eagle Shooter
 UnUsed.....inquire
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UnCommon Eagle Swirls
Eagle Feeder
Eagle Blesser
Eagle Controller
Eagle Defender
 Early soft (pliable) patches with cheesecloth backing, UnUsed.......inquire
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Large F-15 DEMO Team Backpatch
Patch was too large for the scanner - it is in perfect OVAL condition
 10.75" wide F-15 Aerial Demonstration Team, Tactical Air Command, UnUsed.......inquire
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44th TFS Vampire F-15 Swirl
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F-16 Falcon
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Fighting Falcon
( also called the "VIPER" )
 oldest F-16 Swirl I have seen, RFU, Used.......(sold)
( ?1970s Vintage? )
F-16 Swirl, scrapbook residue on back, UnUsed......inquire
 First Operational F-16s delivered to the 388th TFW in January 1979
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 "FALCON RALLY", Nellis AFB, Nevada, large printed, UnUsed.........inquire
"Fighting Falcon" Fort Worth, Texas, "QUALITY CONTROL", looks 1970s construction, UnUsed.....inquire
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 F-16XL Combined Test Force, UnUsed.....inquire
U. S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon, UnUsed....inquire
TEST TEAM, F-16 Multirole Fighter, UnUsed......inquire
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TAC F-16
  F-16 Tactical Air Command pre-1992 Coffee Cup, part of price sticker on bottom, UnUsed.....inquire
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F-16 - 4th Perfect Delivery
 F-16 Quality perfection, UnUsed........inquire
F-16 Fighting Falcon Built Right - Bred to Fight, UnUsed.....inquire
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 smaller F-16 Fighting Falcon, UnUsed.......inquire
F-16 Fighting Falcon, UnUsed.......inquire
F-16 "Starfighter", Royal Netherlands Air Force (see note), uncommon patch, UnUsed.....inquire
F-16 Fighting Falcon, UnUsed.......inquire
(The RNAF F-16 insignia was incorrectly made with the word "Starfighter".
They had previously flown the F-104 Starfighter and the name was mistakenly used on some F-16 patches
See the F-104 RNAF patch below.)
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F-16 Test Team Insignia
 F-16 ACF Joint Test Team, Unused......(sold)
F-16XL Combined Test Force, UnUsed.....(sold)
F-16 Combined Test Force, ME, UnUsed.....35.00
F-16 variation of the -above-Combined Test Force, ME, UnUsed.....inquire
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Factory F-100 Pratt & Whitney Engine patch
  F-16 "F-100", 4 1/8" metallic-looking-thread, early-1970s plastic-back construction, UnUsed.......inquire
(1st F-16 delivery to the Air Force was December 1974)
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F-100 Engine Maintenance
 4", metallic-looking-thread, early-1970s plastic-back construction, UnUsed........inquire
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F-16 Zero Discrepancy Insignia
 General Dynamics In recognition of the 500th Zero Discrepancy F-16 Ship No. 5C-232, UnUsed.......inquire
General Dynamics In recognition of the 600th Zero Discrepancy F-16 Ship No. 5C-340, UnUsed.......inquire
General Dynamics In recognition of the 700th Zero Discrepancy F-16 Ship No. 5D-0062, UnUsed.......inquire
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 F-16 Multirole Fighter (Thurderbird Team color scheme(?)), Unused......inquire
F-16 Falcon Pratt & Whitney engine insignia, Used........inquire
F-16 Fighting Falcon, Unused.....inquire
Fighting Falcon, UnUsed......inquire
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 F-16 Fighting Falcon, has Velcro on back, looks New, Used....(sold)
F-16, UnUsed...inquire
F-16 Fighting Falcon, ID'd as 366th FW, probably 389th FS(?), Unused......inquire
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 Large 4 7/8" Operation Desert Storm F-16 Falcon with Arabic Script, Unused....inquire
F-16 in Thunderbird Team colors and Logo, UnUsed.......inquire
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General Dynamics, Fort Worth Divsion
 F-16 Perfection is our Goal Quality Control, UnUsed.....inquire
F-16 In recognition of ZERO Defects, UnUsed.....inquire
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