3506th Pilot Training Squadron patch 1953-1959 Greenville AFB, MS

[ocsfollowme]

3506th Pilot Training Squadron patch 1953-1959 Greenville AFB

 

I could not find another thread on this insignia.

 

 

 

[Teamski]

Cool patch!

 

-Ski

[henkster312]

You can see the same patch in another thread. About tiger patch

[Siamundo]

I know this is an older post, but any idea what the colored stars with the numbers 7, 8, 9, and 10 represent?

[yokota57]

Flights. Here is my 3506th PTS "Orange 8" lighter.

[ocsfollowme]

Based upon the lighter I bet it is for the following flights?

 

Yellow 7

Orange 8

Blue 9

Burgundy 10?

[yokota57]

Or "Purple"? Perhaps others will clarify.

[Randy]

Purple is most likely correct. Never heard of burgundy ever being used anywhere. Outside of that I would say the list from Steve is correct. Their sister flight had gray, pink, and silver flights as well. I'm sure there are others, but early flying training is really a nightmare sometimes as things changed rapidly there.

 

Randy

[yokota57]

Randy, Thanks for your insight! Here is my previously posted 3505th PTS "Pink Four" Flight lighter.

[Randy]

Here's the patch. Pretty risqué for the 50s, or anytime for that matter as it was worn on a uniform. There were quite a few contract flying bases in the 50s to handle the influx of pilots. These were civilian instructors using prop aircraft. Bainbridge, Spence, Marana, Greenville, Bryan, Graham, Malden, Stallings, and Bartow are some I recall, there were a few more. These closed up in the late 50s-very early 60s when jet trainers became the norm.

 

Randy

[Siamundo]

This is interesting and may explain what I have that I have not been able to ID until now. These came in a larger group of mixed insignia of US Air Force and US Army patches. Based on the previously posted information, maybe these Sylvester patches are from the Blue 9 flight

[yokota57]

You are correct. The "Sylvester 9" patch is from the 3506th PTS Flight 9.

[Siamundo]

Seeing that Orange 8 has a tiger character on it's insignia and Blue 9 features a cat painting himself as a tiger, I wonder if insignias for Yellow 7 and Purple 10 also feature tigers/cats?

[Randy]

I have seen both. Yellow 7 was a yellow 7 and dice in yellow on black,  purple 10, IIRC it was a cowboy on a plane.

 

Randy

[Siamundo]

Thank you for the information Randy, I shall have to keep an eye out for those as well 😀

[ocsfollowme]

Well, let's do this.

[Randy]

I think that covers it Steve!

 

Randy