Aviation Training School

Fort Wolters, Texas.
Fort Rucker, Alabama.
Fort Hunter - Stewart, Georgia.

"Above The Best"

This patch was worn on the left shoulder by aspiring pilots while they attended flight school.  Upon graduation from flight school, the new aviator would be assigned to an aviation unit. The school patch would then be replaced by the new units patch.  In our case, the new patch would be the First Aviation Battalion patch shown below.

Presented to new Cobra Pilots upon graduation from AH-1G Cobra Transition Class.
Worn over the right shirt pocket in place of the Crusader Patch.

Worn over the right shirt pocket. 

This beautiful replication is courtesy of :

Jim Gaffney - El Paso, TX

Blaster 14, 3/18 Arty, 1st Cav, '65-66
Crusader 6, 187th AHC, '68-'69
Black Baron 5, 269th CAB, '69

Shoulder Patch

Worn on left shoulder of uniform.

Courtesy of :
William (Mild Bill) H. Jones
Austin, TX.
Road Runner Maintenance 66-68

Uniform Shoulder Patch

Courtesy of :
William (Mild Bill) H Jones
Austin TX
Road Runner Maintenance 66-68

Unit patch that was covered with plastic and hung from shirt pocket button by a leather strap.

Courtesy of :
Tom Tesmar

Worn by Blackhawk and Crusader Gun Ship Pilots and Crew Members. "The Rat Pack"

The Rats started flying Charlie Model Gunships and later transitioned to the AH-1G Huey Cobra. One mean mother.

Courtesy of :
John Broome

"Holy Hell"

Original 2nd Airlift Platoon Patch

Courtesy of :
Mike Stratton

"DEATH FROM ABOVE"

Renamed 2nd Airlift Platoon

You just had to have some of their "Mung Juice"

"FURY FROM ABOVE"

I guess this for for the more timid in the group?

1st Airlift Platoon

541st Medical Detachment

Courtesy of :
Sir Edward A. Artis Ph.D K.M.
541st Medical Detachment

Signal and Avionics

Better than AT&T.
They made sure we could reach out and touch someone.

Helicopter Maintenance

If it was broke, they could fix it.

If it wasn't broke, they could make it better.

Was this a courtesy patch for Black Baron 6
or the personal patch of
"Bad" Bill Bauman 'Crusader 6?'

362nd Aviation Support Detachment

If you were moving your bird, taking off or landing these guys were the boss.  Everyone followed their instructions except the VNAF pilots who did whatever they wanted to including taking off in the wrong direction right into a landing flight of war birds.

VNAF Pilot  "Tower me go now."

Tower Operator: "Warning to all aircraft in the Tay Ninh area.  We have a VNAF Bird Dog departing from mid field headed in the WRONG direction."

I don't think so......

Probably a real collectors item.

Patch courtesy of John Johnson

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