Nicaraguan Air Force Patch

[all-bull]

Hello,

I bought this at the SOS for little to nothing. It appears to be US made, and since we were allies with Nicaragua in early WWII, could these have been worn by US pilots who taught the Nicaraguans? Any info would be great. THANKS!!

[all-bull]

here is the back. I think FAN would stand for Fuerza Aérea de Nicaragua. Thanks again!!

[Teamski]

A ton of the South American forces patches seem to be US made. I think that this might be just another one.

 

-Ski

[Lee Ragan]

A ton of the South American forces patches seem to be US made. I think that this might be just another one.

 

-Ski

 

Yes, and US pilots training foreign pilots wouldn't wear foreign unit insignia. To elaborate on what Ski said, LOTS of Latin American insignia is made here in the states and quite a bit of it shows American Armed Forces design influence.

That's a good looking patch by the way. :thumbsup:

[Bluehawk]

 

Just an aside.... that symbol of a triangle within a circle is also the emblem of Alcoholics Anonymous!

[Garth Thompson]

The letters FAN stand for Fuerza Aérea Nacional (National Air Force) a common term used in Central and South American countries where Spanish is the national language.

Garth

[Garth Thompson]

Here are some other US made foreign Air Force patches from the WW2 era:

 

Honduras, Cuba, two different Philippines and a Dominican Republic.

 

Garth