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    • Casca174
      It took me a long while to find one but I fInally got ahold of an EDMF Iraqi Bellringer; Dated 11/91;  Serial #109    
    • jmd62
      Great looking badge! Thanks for sharing Cobra 6  : )
    • aerialbridge
      Mine was going to Beale AFB near Sacramento on May 1, 2000, for the 40th anniversary commemorative of the day Gary Powers, Sr's  U2 was shot down at I believe they say 70,000 feet over the USSR.  They awarded him some posthumous medals and his son took a backseat flight in a U2 over California and Nevada.  Amazing to see and hear a U2 take off and land.   A family friend was Albert Jacobson, who worked for Kelly Johnson's Skunk Works and was part of a 3 man ground crew for Power's U2 when it took off from Turkey that morning.   Jacobson was invited to attend as the sole member of the operation locatable at that time.   Somewhere I have a couple of programs from the event attended by USAF and CIA brass, one signed by Powers, Jr.  They gave Jacobson a small black lapel pin of a U2 which he was nice enough to give to me.  When I next come across them, I'll post them.   For the past 20 years, Powers Jr.  has operated a Cold War Museum out of a non descript hut in Virginia that has some amazing artifacts.    https://coldwar.org/Default.asp   https://theaviationgeekclub.com/mayday-a-detailed-description-of-francis-gary-powers-u-2-shoot-down/
    • Persian Gulf Command
      I was still in High School, and my dad retired from the Service in 1976. We lived 20 miles from Griffis AFB so he enjoyed going to the Officers Club for lunch and then the Commissary to grocery shop. There was an observation area on the other side of the main runway we would often visit to see takeoffs and landing. Also saw lots of F-106's and occasional C-5 Galaxy come and go. 
    • FirstShirt
      A gentleman from another Forum suggested I should post this here.
    • MSB59
      Actually they flew over my house while living in Tampa. One night we got a special treat. The Space shuttle flew over. Heard a boom & were able to see its underbelly.
    • MilNut
      Casca174,    Thanks. It is very cool. I got it off of EBay for about $250. I should have bought another one but oh well. The low “L04” is nice, if that makes a difference. 
    • Combat Camera
      @FS313 Betsy Ross Museum Hey that's my A2 haha, I recreated that digital version by tracing over a photo and coloring in based on the little parts of paint still on the original patch.   While researching some of the CCUs, I've found two more insignia to contribute to this thread. While I have yet to see a physical patch made from these, they are used in their respective CCU's documents. CCUs were tiny units as stated in the original post, so they very well may have been made in extremely small batches and just haven't popped up yet, along with some of the other CCU insignia.   13th CCU - 13th AAF A cartoonized airman filming with an Eyemo camera while riding on a bomb   16th CCU - 14th AAF Unfortunately the highest quality I could get, but appears to be some sort of dragon flying and carrying an Eyemo camera
    • MilNut
      Mickeym,   Interesting facts on the HGU designations. I was almost right😜
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