Looper5920 Posted February 28, 2020 Share #26 Posted February 28, 2020 The H&MS-17 patch is a real nice original piece. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted November 22, 2023 Author Share #27 Posted November 22, 2023 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siamundo Posted February 4 Share #28 Posted February 4 A few Marine Aircraft Groups to add Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siamundo Posted February 4 Share #29 Posted February 4 These were both in a small patch grouping I picked up a few years ago attributed to late Marine MG Donald E.P. Miller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siamundo Posted February 4 Share #30 Posted February 4 Marine Air Base Squadrons with 2 very different designs for MABS 31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Salvage Sailor Posted February 4 Author Share #32 Posted February 4 7 minutes ago, Siamundo said: Marine Air Base Squadrons with 2 very different designs for MABS 31 Nice MABS-13 patch too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siamundo Posted February 4 Share #33 Posted February 4 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siamundo Posted February 4 Share #34 Posted February 4 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted February 4 Author Share #35 Posted February 4 Someone's been busy... Fabulous collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siamundo Posted February 4 Share #36 Posted February 4 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 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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