F-111A Posted January 29, 2015 Share #1 Posted January 29, 2015 The pic below shows 2 examples of the 64th Bombardment Squadron (M) patch when they based at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. The squadron flew B-47s for the 43rd Bombardment Wing (M) from 1954-1960. My question is, what is the significance of the blue vs. green background versions of this patch? I've seen WW2 examples of the 64th BS patch that had a blue background, but I've never seen a WW2 example that had a green background. Did the squadron start out with the blue version, and switch to the green version at some point in time? If so, when and why? Any insight would be most appreciated. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLHorstead Posted February 1, 2015 Share #2 Posted February 1, 2015 This patch was not approved, ie: There is NO RECORD from the B-47 days (Blue, Green or Gray) I requested the approved insignia and the only insignia approved dated to the B-58 era (Attached) Terry L Horstead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Posted February 1, 2015 Share #3 Posted February 1, 2015 There was no approved patch for the 64 BS as late as 1962. However, the Indian and the one Terry shows were both worn. Somewhere I've seen a black and white pic of the Indian patch being worn, but no way to tell the colors used. Randy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-111A Posted February 3, 2015 Author Share #4 Posted February 3, 2015 Terry...when exactly was the insignia you posted approved? I knew this particular version was B-58 related, and assumed it was worn during the Little Rock era (1964-1970). However, as Randy pointed out, I have also heard that both versions were worn at Carswell, but was never able to confirm it. I've seen pics of B-58 pilots from the 43rd BW wearing the 63rd and 65th BS patches, but not the 64th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchcollector Posted February 4, 2015 Share #5 Posted February 4, 2015 Here's a WW2 era piece I posted earlier on the Forum for comparison.The versions in post # 1 remained true to the original design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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