Patch question USAF

[lothrop]

I got this at a junk shop for $1 so I figured I couldnt go wrong. I have a few of these larger, heavily embroidered patches. My question is what era are they from? I know this particular Air Div was at Pease for some time, if memory serves me correct. I 'm just not well versed in patch eras.

[lothrop]

I got this at a junk shop for $1 so I figured I couldnt go wrong. I have a few of these larger, heavily embroidered patches. My question is what era are they from? I know this particular Air Div was at Pease for some time, if memory serves me correct. I 'm just not well versed in patch eras.

[Teamski]

You got a steal on them!! Nice! You are probably looking at a 1960s-1970's era patch.

 

-Ski

[mvmhm]

Air Divisions went away circa 1992/3, but here's the info on yours:

The 817th Air Division (817th AD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Strategic Air Command, assigned to Second Air Force, being stationed at Pease Air Force Base, New Hampshire. It was inactivated on June 30, 1971.

 

Activated in 1956 as an intermediate command echelon of Strategic Air Command, initially supervising and directing the organization and training of subordinate B-47 Stratojet wings primarily in the Northeast. It ensured a force capable of immediate and sustained long range offensive bombardment and air-to-air refueling operations anywhere in the world.

 

With the retirement of the B-47 in 1965, beginning in 1966, the command controlled B-52 Stratofortress heavy bombardment wings and at various times, deployed B-52 and KC-135 aircraft and crews to Strategic Air Command units involved in combat operations during the Vietnam War. The 817th also participated in tactical exercises such as War Dance, Grand Slam, and Blast Off.

 

Inactivated in 1971 as part of SAC's withdrawal from Southeast Asia and also as a result of budgetary reductions

 

Mark sends

[Randy]

Looks early 60s to me, great find at an outstanding price.

Randy

[lothrop]

Thanks guys. My flight instructor in high school was the air force advisor there to the guard prior to his retirement. He has since passed, but I remember he had one of these patches on his helmet bag. Also he wore a flight jacket that had his blind bat mission patches on it as well at his 1 2 and 3 thousand hour club pins for the C-130. He started life flying the BUFF.

 

I have a flight suit i will post i found with the large patches and a Voodoo patch from MeANG

[COOKIEMAN]

Click on following link

 

http://www.afhra.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=10156