Description: SILK PURSE CONTROL GROUP - 1961-1994 - RAF MILDENHALL, ENGLAND - COLD WAR + END OF AN ERA! This is the real deal, sold as authentic/original/genuine period/vintage patch NOT an Overseas Knockoff!; Reproduction! or Fake! You are buying/purchasing just one (1) patch, The First - (1st) patch listed is the patch you are getting/buying I do not sell any lot/lots of Items! Large Color Patch Condition is NEW NO GLUE on back of patch! Embroidered Patch with Cut Edge Unit emblem certified by The Institute Of Heraldry (TIOH) Note#1: Attached are color images for information purposes only, free on the NET! Note#2: The unit patch has not been worn on a USAF uniform for 29 years Color Unit Patches came off the USAF utility uniforms during the late 1970s After mid 1985 Color patches were worn only on Duty Flight Suites & Flight Jackets Subdued unit patches started appearing on USAF utility uniforms during the early 1980s In 2007 USAF prohibited unit patches on the Airman Battle Uniforms (ABU) As of 2018 the USAF has adopted the U.S. Army Operational Camouflage Pattern (OCP) Uniform, authorizing subdued unit patches once again Silk Purse was operational from 1961 to 1994 Unit was is stationed at Royal Air Force Station/Base Mildenhall, England Assigned: 513th Airborne Command & Control Wing/United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Emblem Approved: ? Nickname: Control Group Motto: ? Operational Aircraft: Boeing EC-135H Flying Command Post
Price: 60.95 USD
Location: San Antonio, Texas
End Time: 2024-09-30T23:01:56.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Type: USAF Patch
Force: Air Force
Theme: Militaria
Country/Region of Manufacture: Unknown
Modified Item: No
