ocsfollowme Posted June 1, 2015 Share #1 Posted June 1, 2015 Do you think is British or American? It is chain stitched, 6.5" in width. Appears WW2 era. Thoughts? Thanks in advance, Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted June 1, 2015 Author Share #2 Posted June 1, 2015 What key words do you think would help me search for an ID on this? Maintenance squadron? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted June 1, 2015 Author Share #3 Posted June 1, 2015 reverse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wake1941 Posted June 1, 2015 Share #4 Posted June 1, 2015 Try a search for maintenance just guessing by the hammer and wrench Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QED4 Posted June 1, 2015 Share #5 Posted June 1, 2015 It is not Pagasus, Pagasus was a flying horse and that thing has the body of the Philippine sea lion (front half lion back half fish) but with a horse's head and wings. Very strange indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted June 1, 2015 Author Share #6 Posted June 1, 2015 Sea horse? I agree, it does not seem to be a pegasus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted June 1, 2015 Author Share #7 Posted June 1, 2015 http://www.vpnavy.org/casu_patch.html http://bluejacket.com/usn_avi_insig_casu-fasron.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffro Posted June 1, 2015 Share #8 Posted June 1, 2015 Here it is circa 1954 from Naval Aviation News: Jeffro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted June 1, 2015 Author Share #9 Posted June 1, 2015 FASRON - 121, NAS, based in Chincoteague, VA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted June 1, 2015 Author Share #10 Posted June 1, 2015 Good work Jeffro and thank you! So this appears to be Korean War period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted June 1, 2015 Author Share #11 Posted June 1, 2015 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NAAS_Chincoteague Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffro Posted June 1, 2015 Share #12 Posted June 1, 2015 I think it's from 1954, but will try to read the actual NAN issue to verify it. I've seen other chain stitched patches from WW2-early 1950s. FASRONs were established in Dec 1946 and disestablished in 1959 according to most of the info I've found so far. Jeffro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted June 1, 2015 Author Share #13 Posted June 1, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffro Posted June 1, 2015 Share #14 Posted June 1, 2015 I think it's from 1954 but could be earlier. I read the actual NAN issue to verify it, but it did not describe the patch as a new design for 1954. Instead, the insignia page described it as one of the squadron insignia belonging to one of several of the Navy's "workhorses". I have found information indicating that the unit was called Mobile FASRON 121 prior to it's re designation as FASRON121 in 1954. That was from some of the "Shipmates History" posts on the VP Navy site. I've seen other chain stitched patches from WW2-early 1950s. FASRONs were established in Dec 1946 and disestablished in 1959 according to most of the info I've found so far. Jeffro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted June 1, 2015 Author Share #15 Posted June 1, 2015 FASRON: Fleet Aircraft Service Squadron, a redesignation of PATSU on 12 August 1946 PASTU: Patrol Aircraft Service Unit, after the 1942 Patrol Wings reorganization, assigned to an airfield or seaplane tender to provide administrative maintenance services to aircraft being supported (see also HEDRON). Redesignated FASRON in 1946. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Scott Posted June 1, 2015 Share #16 Posted June 1, 2015 Its wonderful to see everyone working together to solve these mysteries.Great job Jeffro and Ocsfollowme.Scotty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted June 1, 2015 Author Share #17 Posted June 1, 2015 Its wonderful to see everyone working together to solve these mysteries.Great job Jeffro and Ocsfollowme.Scotty That is what makes this forum great! It was all Jeffro on this ID. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Signor Posted June 1, 2015 Share #18 Posted June 1, 2015 Got beat to the ID , I was thinking a Navy Maint Sqd type , good work guys !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted June 4, 2015 Author Share #19 Posted June 4, 2015 It is 6.75" square and the circle is 5.5" in diameter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Signor Posted June 5, 2015 Share #20 Posted June 5, 2015 try the "Tailhook Association" , they have a historian that usually can find the "dates" for these , Doug Siegfried ....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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