9th Bombardment Squadron 10th AAF CBI | 9th BS 7th BG 10th AAF | incl. theater-made patches

[walika]

9th BS 7th BG 10th AAF CBI
The Flying Cobras


Stations. Brisbane, Australia, 22 Dec 1941-4 Feb 1942 (operated from Muroc, Calif, 8-c. 12 Dec 1941; Singosari, Java, 13-19 Jan 1942; and Jogjakarta, Java, ig Jan-c. 1 Mar 1942); Karachi, India, 14 Mar 1942; Allahabad, India, (air echelon at Baumrauli, India) 27 Apr-29 Jun 1942; Lydda, Palestine, 2 Jul-4 Oct 1942; Karachi, India, 5 Oct 194.2 (operated from Gaya, India, 14 Nov-12 Dec 1942); Pandaveswar, India, 12 Dec 1942; Kurmitola, India, c. 11 Jun 1944; Pandaveswar, India, 1 Oct 1944; Tezpur, India, 1 Jun-7 Dec 1945.

Aircraft. B-17, 1939-1942; LB-30, 1942; B-24, 1942-1945.

Operations. Combat in Southwest Pacific, c. 13 Jan-c. 1 Mar 1942; CBI, 2 Apr-4 Jun 1942, 22 Nov 1942-10 Jun 194.4, and ig Oct 1944-10 May 1945; and MTO, c. 4 Jul-1 Oct 1942; transportation of gasoline to forward bases in China, 20 Jun-30 Sep 1944, and Jun-Sep 1945.

Campaigns. Philippine Islands; East Indies; Egypt-Libya; Burma; India-Burma; China Defensive; Central Burma; China Offensive.

 

 

Chenille. 4-3/4" round

 

 

 

 

Theater-made. Multi-piece leather. 4-7/8" round.

 

 

 

 

Theater-made. Hand-painted leather on leather base. Panda Heights Insignia Co.

 

 

 

 

Theater-made. Multi-piece leather with hand-painted detail. 6-1/2" across.

 

 

 

 

[tredhed2]

Now, that cobra patch is a patch. The other one, well, it looks like searchlights crossing in the night.....but thanks, really, for showing them all. Jeeze, just killer stuff. ALL of it.

[walika]

Searchlights signaling the unit number, 9, in Roman numerals.

[The Iron Brigade]

 

[jpstout]

Ah, the Panda Heights Insignia Co. alone is a rare beauty! Nice!

 

regards,

pat

[Bill Scott]

Rick keep them coming it is like a Jump Start for my heart.Scotty

[arnhem_art]

Hi, I of course had to post these...sorry to dig up this older post..anyway..a very Happy New Year to all! Arthur