cbuehler Posted June 17, 2020 Share #1 Posted June 17, 2020 Folks, I believe this is what is termed a "parrot beak" type patch? Is there any further info as to when they were mad, WW2 or later? Thanks, CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted June 17, 2020 Share #2 Posted June 17, 2020 Is the border blue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan H. Posted June 17, 2020 Share #3 Posted June 17, 2020 We tend to call this variety a "lumpy head" and consider this to date to the era after WWII when the 101st was a training division and not Airborne. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbuehler Posted June 17, 2020 Author Share #4 Posted June 17, 2020 hmm. What I understood as the lumpy head patch is slightly different from this, and yes, the base material is a very dark blue. Are lumpy heads and parrot beaks the same? CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbuehler Posted June 18, 2020 Author Share #5 Posted June 18, 2020 Doing some further research here on the forum seems to confirm that this is not the "lumpy head", but rather the "parrot beak". Can someone please clarify this? Thanks, CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted June 18, 2020 Share #6 Posted June 18, 2020 If you do research on the forum why not post links to said threads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor996 Posted June 18, 2020 Share #7 Posted June 18, 2020 1 hour ago, ocsfollowme said: If you do research on the forum why not post links to said threads? +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted June 18, 2020 Share #8 Posted June 18, 2020 Also Allan is one of the best airborne references alive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan H. Posted June 18, 2020 Share #9 Posted June 18, 2020 11 hours ago, ocsfollowme said: Also Allan is one of the best airborne references alive Steve, you are far too kind. Thanks! CB, Take a look at this thread- A "parrot beak" and a "lumpy head" are the same patch. Bando calls it at Type 15 I believe. Here is a link to Bando's site which will take you right to his "Eagle Patch Corner.": https://www.101airborneww2.com/eaglepatchcorner.html Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbuehler Posted June 18, 2020 Author Share #10 Posted June 18, 2020 Thanks for that. This patch had me very confused! CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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