Wrong Patch
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Replacement / Others |
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Lee: The 43 BW
appears to be the Anderson AFB B-52 era version,
Marv: I know of two other versions, both are shown at right.
Which is appropriate for the B-47 era? |
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43rd Bombardment Wing
Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ
1954-1960
63 BS, 64 BS, 65 BS, 403 BS
Lee Spain says wrong patch |
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Lee: The 55 SRW
appears to be the version used in the 80's.
Marv: I have the two patches shown at right. Which is
appropriate to the B-47? |
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55th Reconnaissance Wing
Forbes AFB, KS / Offutt AFB , NB
1954-1967
38 SRS, 338 SRS, 343 SRS
Lee Spain says wrong patch |
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Lee: The 97 BW
has a (H) at the end so of course it's a B-52 era version,
Marv: I have the two patches shown at right. Which is appropriate
for the B-47? |
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97th Bombardment Wing
Biggs AFB, TX
1955 -1959
340 BS, 341 BS, 342 BS
Lee Spain says wrong patch |
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Lee: The 320 BW
also has a (H) so it's B-52 era
Marv: Hard to read the thumbnail at right, but does the proper
patch say "M" for medium? |
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320th Bombardment Wing
March AFB, CA
1953-1960
441 BS, 442 BS, 443 BS, 444 BS
Lee Spain says wrong patch |
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Lee: I sent you
a 340 BW B-47 era patch last week, the one you show is the 340 AREFG
version,
Marv: Lee's version is at right.
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340th Bombardment Wing
Sedalia AFB, M--
1954-1963
486 BS, 487 BS, 488 BS, 489 BS
Lee Spain says wrong patch |
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Marv: Lee also sent correct version of
patch for the 384th, which I knew was
wrong |
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384th Bombardment Wing
Little Rock AFB, AK
1956-1964
544 BS, 545 BS, 546 BS, 547 BS
Wrong patch shown above |
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