Description
VFA-195 Dambusters Chippy Ho Shoulder Patch – With Hook and Loop
Pilots, Crew and Collectors! Enjoy this beautifully embroidered VFA-195 Dambusters Chippy Ho Shoulder Patch. You’ll be able to wear this patch proudly!
- 3.5 inches
- Embroidered/Hook and Loop
- US Naval Aviator Owned Business
- Reproduction
Established as Torpedo Squadron NINETEEN (VT19) on 15 August 1943. Redesignated Attack Squadron TWENTY A (VA-20A) on 15 November 1946. Redesignated Attack Squadron ONE HUNDRED NINETY FIVE (VA-195) on 24 August 1948. Redesignated Strike Fighter Squadron ONE HUNDRED NINETY FIVE (VFA-195) on 1 April 1985. The first squadron to be assigned the VA-195 and VFA-195 designation.
Squadron Insignia and Nickname The squadron’s first insignia was approved by CNO on 4 March 1944. Colors for the lion cub and torpedo insignia were: a white background with light blue wave lines and streaks; orange torpedo nose, wings and tail section outlined in black; blue torpedo body; light tan lion cub with dark brown spots and outlined in black, red tongue and eyes, black mouth, nose and whiskers; yellow scarf and line to the torpedo; dark brown bazooka. A new insignia was approved by CNO on 18 April 1949. Two versions of the tiger and parrot insignia exist and the records do not identify which one was the officially approved insignia. There are no color markings available for either insignia. The squadron adopted the shield insignia at a later date. There are no records available to identify when
this insignia was approved. It is believed the use of the shield insignia began sometime in the 1950s. There are no color markings available on this insignia. A new insignia was approved by CNO on 30 August 1985. Colors for the eagle insignia are: a green background outlined in a checker board pattern of green, black and gray squares; gray stylized eagle outlined in white, with a white head, a red eye, and a yellow beak and claws; black bomb and missiles outlined in white; silver scrolls outlined in black with black lettering.
Nicknames: Tigers, 1949-early 1950s. Dambusters, early 1950s-present.
