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Chenille USAAF Squadron Patch – Unknown Unit


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I picked this up recently, a Squadron patch with the design of a half/Indian, half/airplane figure and "Troop I - Cloudsters".

 

Just as a guess, I would say it was some type of Recon/Scout pilot who was assigned as a liaison to some other branch of the army - cavalry support?.

 

There was an 8 x10 photo of 2 light planes in flight, painted OD with markings, as taken from a third plane. I completely forgot to get it, and am not certain if it was related to this patch, as this was basically a large hodge podge from the estate of a pack rat.

 

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Johnny Signor

Is there any "possibility" that this patch could be "Boy Scout" related in a military type ???????????????

Possibly a flying related one during WW-2 , it saying "Troop 1" makes me think along that line , but it could be some form of an Artillery" scout pilot type too, man this one probably has a heck of a story behind it , if only it could talk .....................................

 

The aircraft photo you should have gotten as it "could " have been a "lead " to the patch's background, but I've done the same thing a few times , I would find a cool item in with "others" and not think the "others" were just as important , hopefully one of the members or someone will put an ID with this one !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Very cool patch !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Johnny

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There was an airplane made in the late 1930's and early 1940's called the Rearwin Cloudster. The USAAF called it the UC-102A. Operating in that time frame it could have been used as a scout aircraft, likely Cavalry or Armored Cavalry because Troop designations as high as I (Eye) did exist. It may have been a very short lived unit, flying experimentally the designated aircraft among other types. Calling themselves the "Cloudsters" would single them.

 

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Hey Checkit, does the aircraft in the photo look anything like those in the photo you passed up ??????????????????

 

Man I wish you had gotten it so we could see at least what type they were , they may not have been related, but then again they could have been ...............

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Hey Checkit, does the aircraft in the photo look anything like those in the photo you passed up ??????????????????

 

Man I wish you had gotten it so we could see at least what type they were , they may not have been related, but then again they could have been ...............

 

I don't think the planes in the photo had covered landing gear. Same type of plane, but seemed more simple of a design.

 

The word "plywood" came to mind when I saw the photo.

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I don't think the planes in the photo had covered landing gear. Same type of plane, but seemed more simple of a design.

The version I posted was of the civilian type. Haven't yet found a UC-102 to share.

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