HistoryNut Posted June 10, 2015 Share #1 Posted June 10, 2015 I recently purchased a collection of nearly 500 patches...the large majority are Air Force. Nearly all of the patches in the collection date from the 80s and 90s. However, there are a few that likely date from the 70s. Can anyone help identify the 23 and 68 patch? The third patch is an Air Force AGE patch that was uniform removed and looks theater made...any information would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HistoryNut Posted June 10, 2015 Author Share #2 Posted June 10, 2015 Reverse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HistoryNut Posted June 10, 2015 Author Share #3 Posted June 10, 2015 Shot of the entire group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HistoryNut Posted June 10, 2015 Author Share #4 Posted June 10, 2015 The AGE patch looks to have some misspellings. It reads, "-AEROSPE GROUND EQUIDTMENT- A 5 - MASTER TECHINICAN- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easterneagle87 Posted June 10, 2015 Share #5 Posted June 10, 2015 WAAAA---HOOOO!!!! Great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchcollector Posted June 11, 2015 Share #6 Posted June 11, 2015 I believe that the "68" piece may be for a USAF training unit from 1968.IIRC,the "23" patch is also training related. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PATCHRAT Posted June 11, 2015 Share #7 Posted June 11, 2015 the '23' looks like a version of the 23rd fighter squadron http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/23d_Fighter_Squadron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpw_42 Posted June 11, 2015 Share #8 Posted June 11, 2015 That 23d FS patch is what they were wearing around the time of their inactivation in 2010. No insight to when they started wearing it. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Signor Posted June 11, 2015 Share #9 Posted June 11, 2015 23rd looks to be the TFS or FS type ....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Posted June 11, 2015 Share #10 Posted June 11, 2015 The 23 patch is the TFS version worn during the 80s into the early 90s. The white backing shows it is German made. They did use a version of this when they inactivated, but it was standard computer made. The 68 patch looks European made, could be for a NATO unit. Class patches usually have a class letter following the year. Randy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HistoryNut Posted June 11, 2015 Author Share #11 Posted June 11, 2015 Thanks gents for all of the input and comments! Randy, the person I purchased the collection from said there were some NATO patches included. The seller was an Air Force vet that was stationed/deployed and traveled TDY all over the world...he was an avid patch collector and was always trading to add to his collection. I can't wait until I get the time to go through them all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Posted June 11, 2015 Share #12 Posted June 11, 2015 Thanks gents for all of the input and comments! Randy, the person I purchased the collection from said there were some NATO patches included. The seller was an Air Force vet that was stationed/deployed and traveled TDY all over the world...he was an avid patch collector and was always trading to add to his collection. I can't wait until I get the time to go through them all. No problem. Give me a shout if you have other questions and I'll see if I can help. Randy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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