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VA-304 Firebirds Squadron Patch –Sew On

$11.99

Aviators! Are you looking for a high-quality patch you’ll proudly wear or display? Look no further than the VA-304 Firebirds Patch!

  • 4.0 inch
  • Embroidered
  • US Naval Aviator Owned Business
  • Sew On
  • Plastic Backing increases rigidity, so the patch lasts longer and stays flat.
  • Reproduction

7 in stock (can be backordered)

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VA-304 Firebirds Squadron Patch – Plastic Backing

Aviators! Are you looking for a high-quality patch you’ll proudly wear or display? Look no further than the VA-304 Firebirds Patch!

  • 4.0 inch
  • Embroidered
  • US Naval Aviator Owned Business
  • Sew On
  • Plastic Backing increases rigidity, so the patch lasts longer and stays flat.
  • Reproduction

VA-304, nicknamed the Firebirds, was an Attack Squadron of the U.S. Navy Reserve, based at NAS Alameda, California. It was established on 1 July 1970, and disestablished almost 25 years later, on 31 December 1994.

1 July 1970: established as part of a reorganization intended to increase the combat readiness of the Naval Air Reserve Force. Elements of reserve unit, VA-20G3, were used to form the newly established squadron.
May 1987: They operated from the Canadian Forces Base Edmonton, Alberta, while participating in exercise Rendezvous 87-Bold Warrior. The exercise was a mock full-scale battle between elements of the Canadian Armed Forces with VA-304 acting as an aggressor force.
August 1988: They were the first reserve squadron to receive and operate the A-6E Intruder.

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Dimensions 4 in

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