Patchcollector Posted March 28, 2014 Share #1 Posted March 28, 2014 Happy Friday all, The seller described this as an Army"59Th Aviation Company" patch,but the more I look at it I'm wondering if it is not perhaps an Air Force 1959 Pilot Class piece. Anyone recognize this design? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted March 28, 2014 Share #2 Posted March 28, 2014 Air Force pilot class patch.59-H.Not sure what base it is from tho.I was going to e-mail the seller but I forgot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchcollector Posted March 28, 2014 Author Share #3 Posted March 28, 2014 Thanks for the ID FF.WOW!This is the oldest Pilot class piece I have ever seen.Now I'm wondering how far back these patches go.Anyone know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted March 28, 2014 Share #4 Posted March 28, 2014 This is a great site for flying class patches.Goes by Air Force training bases. http://www.usafupt.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchcollector Posted March 28, 2014 Author Share #5 Posted March 28, 2014 This is a great site for flying class patches.Goes by Air Force training bases. http://www.usafupt.com/ Thanks for the link but I beat you to it! I just spent the last half hour or so going through all the links to the different schools/years. I think I only saw one patch there from the 50's. I think these early pieces are pretty scarce. Great site though ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-111A Posted March 30, 2014 Share #6 Posted March 30, 2014 This patch is identified on the USAFPatches.com site as a class patch. More specifically, Class 1959-H / 3306th Pilot Training Squadron (Contract Flying) / 3306th Pilot Training Group (Contract Flying) out of Bainbridge AFB, GA. Prior to 1959, the 3306th trained using T-6 Texans, T-28 Trojans, and T-34 Mentors - all prop driven aircraft. In December 1959, the 3306th converted to T-37 Tweet jet trainers - hence the reference to "Last of the Prop Busters" - Class 59-H was the last class to train on a prop driven aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchcollector Posted March 30, 2014 Author Share #7 Posted March 30, 2014 Thanks F-111A for the additional info.Makes sense about the motto on the patch after reading about the transition from prop to jet .I found a photo of a plane that was used at the base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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