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523rd Tactical Fighter Squadron Patch – Sew On, 3.5″

$11.99

Celebrate the 523rd TFS when they flew the F-4 Phantom.  Enjoy the beautiful recreation with the classic spook.

  • 3.5 inch
  • Embroidered
  • US Veteran Owned Business
  • Reproduction

46 in stock (can be backordered)

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523rd Tactical Fighter Squadron Patch

Celebrate the 523rd TFS when they flew the F-4 Phantom.  Enjoy the beautiful recreation with the classic spook.

    • 3.5 inch
    • Embroidered
    • US Veteran Owned Business
    • Reproduction

523rd Tactical Fighter Squadron Patch was reactivated as part of United States Air Forces in Europe occupation forces in Germany, 1946. Moved to Kearney Army Air Field, Nebraska in 1947 as a strategic escort squadron for Boeing B-29 Superfortress and Boeing B-50 Superfortresses. Equipped with very long-range North American F-82 Twin Mustangs in 1948, being replaced with Republic F-84E Thunderjets in 1950.

Deployed to Far East Air Forces, December 1950 and engaged in combat over Korea as escort squadron for B-29 Bombers of Far East Air Force. Remained in combat until armistice in 1953. Escorted Strategic Air Command Convair B-36 Peacemaker strategic bombers throughout the 1950s until SAC inactivated fighter-escort squadrons in 1957 with final phaseout of propeller-driven strategic bomber force.

523d F-100 Super Sabre[note 2] Reassigned to Tactical Air Command and re-equipped with McDonnell F-101B Voodoo, then North American F-100 Super Sabre tactical fighter aircraft. Moved to Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, however performed rotational deployments to Sixteenth Air Force in southern Europe, deploying to Turkey, France, Saudi Arabia and other stations as part of United States Air Forces in theater. In 1964, began rotational deployments to Japan and South Korea as part of air defense forces.

Reassigned to Pacific Air Forces in 1965 at Clark Air Base, Philippines. Became rotational deployment squadron to Taiwan in 1966 with F-100 aircraft; later provided forces to Thirteenth Air Force in Thailand, 1972 as a McDonnell F-4E Phantom II squadron during defense of South Vietnam as a result of North Vietnamese Easter Offensive (Operation Linebacker). After end of United States involvement in Indochina War, 1973, returned to Cannon as a tactical fighter squadron.

The 523rd Tactical Fighter Squadron Patch also deployed an McDonnell F-4 Phantom II detachment in Tainan Air Base, Taiwan. Until August 1973, its main task was to assist Taiwan’s air defense missions to resist air threats from China.

 

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