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[Bluehawk]

Here is a current verified and very general listing of direct links to all manner of sources, some dedicated and some partial, for information about AAF/USAF-specific insignia, patches, wings, quals, emblems and the like - representing just a few of the roughly 45,000 available. If anyone finds a typo error, let me know and I'll correct immediately.

 

Please feel free to add.

 

I do not vouch for any of them in particular, but list them purely for quick reference purposes and will try to keep adding on to this thread from time to time as interesting things surface in research.

 

The idea is to have as many links as humanly possible for research purposes, whether the information is bona fide or not, so that it can be found and used as a contribution to the study of USAF militaria.

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http://www.usafpatches.com

http://www.usafnavclasses.org

http://www.vetshome.com/military_army_air_...es_patches5.htm

http://www.mcgrogans.com/servlet/Detail?no=897

usmilitary.about.com/cs/airforce/a/afenrankhistory.htm

collectibles.stores.ebay.com/Patches_Air-Force_W0QQcatZ48823QQtZlw

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insignia

http://www.ilgp1.org/ilwghistory.htm

http://www.myspecialopsportal.org/products/USAF_HISTORY.htm

http://www.vspa.com/safeside-background-email.htm

members.aol.com/phrase/distinctive-unit-insignia

http://www.wikinfo.org/index.php/insignia

http://www.asmic.org/trash/NonMemBlSC02.htm

stores.ebay.com/AFUSHI-Collectibles

http://www.flyingknights.net/insignia.htm

http://www.answers.com/topic/insignia

http://www.incountry.us/cappatches/library.html

http://www.vspa.com/aspprotect/v-unit-hist...822nd-823rd.asp

http://www.reddickmilitaria.com/resources/government.php

members.aol.com/brimiljeep/WebPages/SquadronPatchAAFPage.html

http://www.ufoinfo.com/news/balthaser0402.shtml

http://www.worldnetcompanies.com/57th.html

http://www.clandgn.com/usafmilitary.html

http://www.strategic-air-command.com/patch...ery-solved2.htm

members.tripod.com/VF477/history.htm

forum.armyairforces.com/m_153874/tm.htm

http://www.strategic-air-command.com/links.htm

http://www.wwmeinc.com/links/government.php

http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-011603a.html

http://www.cbi-history.com/part_x.html

http://www.ascho.wpafb.af.mil/Emblems-Focus.ppt

http://www.kadiak.org

[Bluehawk]

This link makes a good solid bibliography for USAF stuff...

 

http://www.usafpatches.com/books.shtml

[Bluehawk]

This is the official USAF heraldry access point - the definitive reference for all related militaria.

 

http://afhra.maxwell.af.mil/

[Pack Rat]

Thanks to Bluehawk for the great research. I'm going to add a lot of those to my search favorites. Good work.

[teufelhunde.ret]

Thank you for sharing this info!

[Proud Kraut]

Bluehawk, these are very usefull and interesting links; thanks for posting!

 

Lars

[Bluehawk]

Bluehawk, these are very usefull and interesting links; thanks for posting!

 

Lars

Thanks everybody...

 

I'll keep my eye on this thread and add on as often as I can.

 

USAF was not real big on patches and so forth until Vietnam, and since.

 

Course, when I enlisted, the entire USAF was only a grand total of 16 years old.

 

I was then a year older that IT was!

[Bluehawk]

Would there be any possibility for this thread, or something better than it, to become posted in the REF section on patches and sleeve insignia where (as of yet) there have not been any threads started for USAF?

 

I'm willing to put a lot of work into such a project, and keep tabs on it, if it would be something people felt would be useful.

 

Reason for asking: it can get real time consuming to go back through previous threads to find this one again time after time.

 

???

 

At your service, just point me the right direction. Just trying to make sure the zoomies do their part.

[Bluehawk]

Here's a good one re: AAF era aircraft and unit tail codes, nose art, and insignia

 

 

http://www.armyairforces.com

[Bluehawk]

Truly outstanding website devoted to USAF Flag Ranks, uniforms, insignia, flags and the whole magilla... very definitive.

Lots of pictures etc.

 

Source link:

 

http://usafflagranks.com/

[Bluehawk]

This official link will get you to most FAQs and aircraft specs, plus USAF agencies and command structure and jargon du jour... when you are trying to verify militaria by coming at it from that side.

 

Link see:

http://www.af.mil/factsheets/

[Bluehawk]

Excellent link to Colonel's Cache, for USAF (among other) medals.

 

http://www.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=10469

[Bluehawk]

Reference collection of Air Force wings types

 

Source links:

 

http://www.b24bestweb.com/b24bestweb-Wings.htm

 

http://www.military-medals-insignia.com/insignia_af.htm

[Bluehawk]

Link for checking Army mottoes, which from WWI - 1947 would include Army Air Service, Army Air Corps, and USArmy Air Force.

 

HUGE alphabetical listing, 172 pages worth!

 

Link:

http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/TIOH_Ext...RMYMOTTOES2.htm

[Bluehawk]

Another large batch:

 

http://www.military.com/NewContent/1,13190...airforce,00html

http://www.collectors-badges.com/links.htm

http://www.ilcap.org/ilsups/ILWGP1.pdf

http://www.sgmitchell.com/WW2info.htm

http://www.lapdauthors.com/air-force-gifts...ce_history.html

http://www.captalk.net/index.php?topic=5530.40

http://www.live.universalalbi.com/p_ds/Def...=561&Page=5

http://www.truthseekeratroswell.com/ed020104.html

http://www.quizmos.com

http://www.jcmservices.net/history.htm

http://www.topicaljokes.com/124th.html

http://www.sfahq.com/Cool

http://www.forum.armyairforces.com/m_14504...1/tm.htm#145270

http://www.biomicro.sdstate.edu/pederses/Insignia.html

http://www.honeytones.com/P.htm

http://www.usafflagranks.com/usaf_service_...at_uniform.html

http://www.casperplatoon.com/Complete History.htm

http://www.cadetstuff.org/index.php?title=Uniform_Wear

http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/flagetiq.html

http://www.afsf.lackland.af.mil/Heritage/heritage_badge.htm

http://www.auctionfloor.com/items.php?page=16

http://www.warbooks.com/unif.html

http://www.dirpedia.com/usaf.html

http://www.a.webring.com/go?ring+usafaring...d=16&random

http://www.collectorebooks.com/military/index.htm

http://www.forum.uniforminsignia.net/viewtopic.php?t=677

http://www.military-patches.com/whatsnew.html

http://www.managethat.com/air-force-insignia.html

[Bluehawk]

ca. 150 USAF links from Air University:

 

http://afehri.maxwell.af.mil/pages/Research.htm

[Bluehawk]

Hundreds of USAF abbreviations and acronyms...

 

http://www.usafpatches.com/abbrev.shtml

[Bluehawk]

Orders and Medals Society of America link:

 

http://www.omsa.org/forums/index.php

[Bluehawk]

Great Smithsonian resource for rare, unusual and top quality condition military insignia, patches, equipment, documents, and photographs PLUS access to their curators and archivists for questions... USAF and all branches, all eras.

 

http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/...2&colkey=22

[Bluehawk]

A good reference tool for WWII aviation Squadron jacket insignia

 

http://members.aol.com/brimiljeep/WebPages...atchMISCPg.html

[Bluehawk]

USAF Flight training patches - numerous illustrations.

 

Found by Teamski

 

Link see:

http://www.usafupt.com/id165.htm

[Bluehawk]

For what it may or may not be worth... the USAF Medals of America store.

 

Link:

http://www.usmedals.com/StoreHome3.aspx?service=airforce

[Bluehawk]

Beast found this excellent link to a patchology glossary of terms:

 

http://www.patchology.org/glossary/#ce

[Bluehawk]

Contact point at USAF for all inquiries about USAF Heraldry...

 

http://afhra.maxwell.af.mil/contactusemail.asp

[Bluehawk]

Ken Crane brought this link to many CAP badges etc. Good reference...

 

Link see:

http://www.incountry.us/cappatches/gallery.html