Edelweisse Posted September 30, 2017 Share #1 Posted September 30, 2017 Hi Folks: Not really sure what I have here besides bunch of USN aviation, NASA and more patches...the foreign yellow patch w/red tiger? Top Gun patch, Tail Hook Association ,,,& strange patch "Ski Mugia Pass 5300 el. NVN Exciting Trails"...Ski patch?? The US Navy Captain was an Intruder aviator and retired and I picked these up along with a compass, knee pilot writing pad.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edelweisse Posted September 30, 2017 Author Share #2 Posted September 30, 2017 More pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edelweisse Posted September 30, 2017 Author Share #3 Posted September 30, 2017 Last pictures of patches. Thanks for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLeo Posted October 1, 2017 Share #4 Posted October 1, 2017 Mu Gia pass is a mountain pass between Laos and Vietnam(Ho Chi Min Trail) over which. lots of US bombing raids took place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edelweisse Posted October 1, 2017 Author Share #5 Posted October 1, 2017 Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hink441 Posted October 1, 2017 Share #6 Posted October 1, 2017 Love the A-6 patches!! VA-176 VA-145 VA-128 VA-115. All awesome!!! Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edelweisse Posted October 1, 2017 Author Share #7 Posted October 1, 2017 Thanks Chris....I didn't know Akron was for USN Squadron "VA" ...but I knew he was an A-6 pilot. Makes sense.....I'm trying to ID many of these patches...I've never seen. Some foreign patches.....NASA shuttle patches....and some for missiles (Harpoon, etc...) some are just unknown TRAM....A6 aircraft but TRAM???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edelweisse Posted October 1, 2017 Author Share #8 Posted October 1, 2017 Two unknown patches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edelweisse Posted October 1, 2017 Author Share #9 Posted October 1, 2017 Some unknown patches..."Red Rippers" and "Felix" the Cat? The "Bulls Atkron 37" is for VA-37...right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edelweisse Posted October 1, 2017 Author Share #10 Posted October 1, 2017 VA squadroon patches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edelweisse Posted October 1, 2017 Author Share #11 Posted October 1, 2017 VA-115 "Millennium Club Intruder"....unknown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edelweisse Posted October 1, 2017 Author Share #12 Posted October 1, 2017 Intruder A6 aircraft patch but why? CVW Six "Brief and Hold", "Wait to Decide" and "Decide to Wait"...Unknown????? USS America Aircraft Carrier 1981 Suez cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edelweisse Posted October 1, 2017 Author Share #13 Posted October 1, 2017 USS America 1981 "Perth" Australia? USS America CV-66 1981 Indian Ocean "GONZO STATION" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edelweisse Posted October 1, 2017 Author Share #14 Posted October 1, 2017 "Centurion 100" Coral Sea CVA-43 "Centurion 200" USS America CV-66 These for me are unknown but .....guessing..... "100th and 200th Tail hook" aircraft landing for the pilot????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edelweisse Posted October 1, 2017 Author Share #15 Posted October 1, 2017 US Naval Strike Warfare Center SLATS...??? TOMCAT....F-14 fighter/bomber aircraft pilot patch?? AGM-65F Navy Maverick patch.. why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edelweisse Posted October 1, 2017 Author Share #16 Posted October 1, 2017 AGM-65 Maverick Missile system?? Harpoon...?? Do USN Pilots wear these weapon system patches? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edelweisse Posted October 1, 2017 Author Share #17 Posted October 1, 2017 Pilot leather patches... CAPT....."P CAG-6" Pilot? "CAG-6" is ?? CAPT CO VA-128 Pilot ENS Ensign...aircrew? LT Pilot CDR VA-95 XO Pilot "Golden Intruder"....???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted October 1, 2017 Share #18 Posted October 1, 2017 Thanks Chris....I didn't know Akron was for USN Squadron "VA" ...but I knew he was an A-6 pilot. Makes sense.....I'm trying to ID many of these patches...I've never seen. Some foreign patches.....NASA shuttle patches....and some for missiles (Harpoon, etc...) some are just unknown TRAM....A6 aircraft but TRAM???? Very cool Intruder patch - TRAM- Target Recognition Attack Multi-Sensor. http://www.tailsthroughtime.com/2012/02/grumman-6e-tram-making-intruder-more.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted October 1, 2017 Share #19 Posted October 1, 2017 Two unknown patches HS-15 Red Lions https://www.helis.com/database/sqd/446/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted October 1, 2017 Share #20 Posted October 1, 2017 Some unknown patches..."Red Rippers" and "Felix" the Cat? The "Bulls Atkron 37" is for VA-37...right? The Red Rippers is FITRON ELEVEN VF-11, (now VFA-11) http://www.seaforces.org/usnair/VF/Fighter-Squadron-11.htm Your Felix the Cat patch is probably a VF-31 Tomcatters patch http://www.seaforces.org/usnair/VFA/Strike-Fighter-Squadron-31.htm and VA-37 is the correct ID on the other one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted October 1, 2017 Share #21 Posted October 1, 2017 VA-115 "Millennium Club Intruder"....unknown? The Millennium Club panther is for 1000 flight hours in an Intruder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted October 1, 2017 Share #22 Posted October 1, 2017 Intruder A6 aircraft patch but why? CVW Six "Brief and Hold", "Wait to Decide" and "Decide to Wait"...Unknown????? USS America Aircraft Carrier 1981 Suez cruise It's a generic Intruder patch. Here's an older one from my collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted October 1, 2017 Share #23 Posted October 1, 2017 USS America 1981 "Perth" Australia? USS America CV-66 1981 Indian Ocean "GONZO STATION" Cruise patches from the 1981 USS AMERICA (CV-66) Westpac/Indian Ocean cruise. Perth Australia was one of their port calls and Gonzo Station is a yo-yo point in the Indian Ocean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted October 1, 2017 Share #24 Posted October 1, 2017 "Centurion 100" Coral Sea CVA-43 "Centurion 200" USS America CV-66 These for me are unknown but .....guessing..... "100th and 200th Tail hook" aircraft landing for the pilot????????? Correct! The USS CORAL SEA patch is pre-1975. She was redesignated CV-65 in 1975 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted October 1, 2017 Share #25 Posted October 1, 2017 US Naval Strike Warfare Center SLATS...??? TOMCAT....F-14 fighter/bomber aircraft pilot patch?? AGM-65F Navy Maverick patch.. why? The Tomcat is a generic F-14 patch as is the Maverick Missile patch made for flight jackets SLATS (Strike Leader Attack Training Syllabus) is an Intruder flight training program https://www.intruderassociation.org/strikeu.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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