VINTAGE ORIGINAL US AIR FORCE 376th BOMBARDMENT WING SQUADRON PATCH COLOR 4" VTG

Description: VINTAGE ORIGINAL US AIR FORCE 376th BOMBARDMENT WING SQUADRON PATCH COLOR 4". Condition is pre-owned but near MINT! FREE SHIPPING! Shipped with USPS First Class mail. FREE SHIPPING IS FOR THE U.S. ONLY! The 376th Air Expeditionary Wing (376 AEW) is an inactive wing of the United States Air Force. It was last stationed at the Transit Center at Manas International Airport, Kyrgyz Republic, supporting U.S. and ISAF operations in Afghanistan. The 376th Bombardment Wing, Medium, was established on 25 May 1951, and activated at Forbes Air Force Base, Kansas on 1 June 1951. The wing was initially equipped with B-29s and trained in strategic bombardment operations. Replaced the propeller-driven B-29s with new B-47E Stratojet swept-wing medium bombers in 1954, capable of flying at high subsonic speeds and primarily designed for penetrating the airspace of the Soviet Union. The wing gained the 376th AREFS, equipped with KC-97 Stratofreighters, on 18 August 1953. Moved to Lockbourne AFB, Ohio in 1957, and continued to fly numerous training missions and participated in various SAC exercises and deployments with the Stratojet. Beginning in September 1957, the wing began engaging in Electronic countermeasures operations, which became the wing's primary mission. Included EB-47L Stratojet post attack command and control operations, December 1962 February 1965. In the early 1960s, the B-47 was considered to be reaching obsolescence, and was being phased out of SAC's strategic arsenal. Began to send the wing's aircraft to DavisMonthan AFB in 1964. The unit was inactivated at Lockbourne AFB, Ohio, on 15 March 1965 as part of the phaseout of the B-47 from the USAF inventory. My father was a Colonel in the USAF and collected patches from every Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine unit he visited all over the Country and World to give to me as souvenirs. At least that is how it started, now I'm selling the collection AND buying and re-selling, seems this hobby is quite addictive! Condition is Used. Shipped with USPS First Class Package. Shipping is free! Please view all pictures closely as they are to be considered part of the description. Thank you for looking. Please check out all my auctions and buy it now listings as they are part of my collection which I am currently liquidating. Lots more to come! *You may also want to check out Seller harmony3197 for hundreds of additional items including military patches and memorabilia, housewares, art works, and more! *We have a Buy/Sell/Trade warehouse chock full of brand-new and used items from close-outs, auctions, estate sales, and just plain old family "hand-me-downs" so if you don't see it listed on our pages just ask and we probably have it!

Price: 12.99 USD

Location: Louisville, Kentucky

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