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183d Mississippi ANG (Bat Eyes) Plaque, 14″ Mahogany

Pilots and Crew!  Enjoy a handcrafted 183d AS, Mississippi ANG Bat Eyes Plaque.  You’ll love the craftsmanship and art this piece delivers.  The Bat Eyes logo was painted on the B-26 as shown below.

• 14 inches
• Made from Mahogany
• US Veteran Owned Business

The 183rd Airlift Squadron is a unit of the 172nd Airlift Wing of the Mississippi Air National Guard, stationed at Allen C. Thompson Field Air National Guard Base, Mississippi. If activated to federal service, the Wing is gained by the United States Air Force Air Mobility Command.

Its mission is to provide airlift and supporting units; provide for the airlift of troops and passengers, military equipment, cargo and aeromedical airlift and to participate in operations involving the airland or airdrop of troops, equipment and supplies when required.

It was called to federal service during the first Gulf War. The 183rd was the first Air National Guard unit to convert to the C-17 Globemaster III.[1]