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Salvage Sailor
On 1/18/2020 at 10:17 AM, Salvage Sailor said:
Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron Seventeen (H&MS-17) Phu Bai, Vietnam, C-117D SKYTRAIN
 

Several other specialized aircraft also operated with the wing and most were assigned to the H&MS of the various groups.....The wing also had seven C-117 twin-engine Douglas Skytrain transports which were attached to each of the groups. one each to H&MS-11. -12, -13, -16 & -36 and two to H&MS-17. These transports made the administrative and logistics flights between the Marine bases and were also employed as flare planes for night operations. (source: Marine Aviation in 1966 pg 267)

 

In 1967 it was noted that they had three (3) C-117's assigned to the squadron. (source: U.S. Marines in Vietnam: Fighting the North Vietnamese 1967 pg. 318)

 

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These were both in a small patch grouping I picked up a few years ago attributed to late Marine MG Donald E.P. Miller

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7 minutes ago, Siamundo said:

Marine Air Base Squadrons with 2 very different designs for MABS 31

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Nice MABS-13 patch too

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Marine Air Control Squadron 15 was stationed at NAS Atlanta and features a Phoenix rising from the ashes at the top which is the symbol of the city of Atlanta

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A few H&MS. H&MS 12 has two designs in the the lower center, one with a Tori Shrine and the other with the dragon in bamboo design for Vietnam service. Also two very different designs for H&MS 15

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Salvage Sailor

Someone's been busy...

 

Fabulous collection

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Thank you sir. Pick one up here, one up there and and a few years later before you know it you have a little collection 😀

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