tredhed2 Posted April 19, 2021 Share #1 Posted April 19, 2021 There was a request for info in the SOE School patch thread I thought I would answer it here rather than butt in. Here is the patch for the 4th AAA Bn, with a witch swinging her broom at enemy aircraft, "sweeping" them from the skly. The reference is to the M-51 Skysweeper 75 mm gun system, which was the first to consolidate a gun, radar, and a computer in one platform. It replaced the 40 mm Bofors and 50 ca MGs (quad 50s). The system could fire up to 46 rds/minute. Faster jets and the Nike Hercules and Ajax missiles made the Skysweeper obsolete by 1957. The system was in place beginning in the early 50s but gone by 1960. Here is the patch for the 4th AAA Bn (inactivated 16 June 1957) , based in Upper Hereford, England Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortaydc60 Posted April 19, 2021 Share #2 Posted April 19, 2021 Thanks alot Dave that is the one i was thinking of. By the way a patch that you do not see very often, thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearmon Posted April 20, 2021 Share #3 Posted April 20, 2021 it wont let me post a link very odd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearmon Posted April 20, 2021 Share #4 Posted April 20, 2021 https://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/166047-some-help-with-a-patch-id/&tab=comments#comment-1259480 Figured out what i did wrong. topics on the forum for this patch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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