usaaf93 Posted March 18, 2017 Share #1 Posted March 18, 2017 Hello Picked up a huge patch lot. In the lot there were those patches I did not have in my collection. Are they all ww2 era ? What is the red USAAF patch ? I never saw it before Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BILL THE PATCH Posted March 18, 2017 Share #3 Posted March 18, 2017 Last patch is patch King made for collectors during WW2. The orange patch is a very hard to find AAF HQ's patch, (rare) all the other patches which they are very nice ones ww2 patches. They all look good. The very first patch with flying cat is a ww2 or immediately post war 503rd Abn INF regt. Very hard to find. Great pickups. Congrats. Sent from my XT1031 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usaaf93 Posted March 18, 2017 Author Share #4 Posted March 18, 2017 Thanks a lot Bill. What is the red border AAF patch ? Is it a variarion like the two others ? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILL THE PATCH Posted March 18, 2017 Share #5 Posted March 18, 2017 I think it's a novelty patch, not military but I'm not 100% sure on that. Sent from my XT1031 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tredhed2 Posted March 18, 2017 Share #6 Posted March 18, 2017 Red bordered AAF HQ patch is probably a test run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamski Posted March 18, 2017 Share #7 Posted March 18, 2017 I think your instructor patch is a repro from what I can see..... -Ski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usaaf93 Posted March 18, 2017 Author Share #8 Posted March 18, 2017 ok thanks. I suppose it is the one written "USAFI "? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tredhed2 Posted March 18, 2017 Share #9 Posted March 18, 2017 ok thanks. I suppose it is the one written "USAFI "? USAFI is a real, period patch. We pubbed a pic of the top left patch w/ wavy edge being worn in The Trading Post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamski Posted March 18, 2017 Share #10 Posted March 18, 2017 Can I get a close up of the reverse of the USAFI patch if you could? -Ski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usaaf93 Posted March 18, 2017 Author Share #11 Posted March 18, 2017 Can I get a close up of the reverse of the USAFI patch if you could? -Ski I will do it tomorrow at day light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamski Posted March 19, 2017 Share #12 Posted March 19, 2017 Thanks! -Ski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usaaf93 Posted March 19, 2017 Author Share #13 Posted March 19, 2017 Here you go By the way since it is written USAF is it post 1947 ? Or is it a mistake like on the bailout bottle cover ? What do you think about this tab ? Thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamski Posted March 19, 2017 Share #14 Posted March 19, 2017 Thanks for posting the USAFI patch. As I had suspected, the patch is a repro. Note that the return threads are synthetic, like fish string. Here is an original one for comparison. -Ski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usaaf93 Posted March 19, 2017 Author Share #15 Posted March 19, 2017 ok thanks Teamski. Do you know how old is the ranger tab and this parachute badge ? Thanks again Julien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vette59 Posted March 19, 2017 Share #16 Posted March 19, 2017 The 509th airborne oval is post war era, 50's-60's made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usaaf93 Posted March 19, 2017 Author Share #17 Posted March 19, 2017 ok thanks. How do you make the difference with a ww2 era oval ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILL THE PATCH Posted March 19, 2017 Share #18 Posted March 19, 2017 The ranger tab is also a repro, the letters should be fatter, but wait for someone else to confirm. They can be tricky Sent from my XT1031 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamski Posted March 20, 2017 Share #19 Posted March 20, 2017 The ranger tab is also a repro, the letters should be fatter, but wait for someone else to confirm. They can be tricky Sent from my XT1031 using Tapatalk Concur. -Ski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usaaf93 Posted March 20, 2017 Author Share #20 Posted March 20, 2017 thanks for your knowledge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chcole1 Posted March 21, 2017 Share #21 Posted March 21, 2017 Posted Yesterday, 04:06 PM ok thanks. How do you make the difference with a ww2 era oval ? WWII ABN ovals usually have a thinner border and are more of a "football" shape. In the 1950-60s they had the thicker border like yours and a shape more like a racetrack. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted March 23, 2017 Share #22 Posted March 23, 2017 I like the Air Corps Flying Cadet patch.A variation I have never seen before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usaaf93 Posted March 26, 2017 Author Share #23 Posted March 26, 2017 Thanks for your replies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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