AI Flight Jacket Squadron patches etc

[fleet16b]

Now that I have decided on and contracted the making of a
Sqn Patch for my A2 ( see thread "34th Bomber Sqn - Doolittle Raiders")
I am contemplating doing the same for my A1.
There are some pics of A1 jackets with patches but I cant really see any details that would help me to choose one
Hoping that some of the members and patch makers can post pics (on this thread) of period sqn patches that would have been on A1's at the time the Air Corps was wearing them.

Thanks

 

[a2jacketpatches]

Now that I have decided on and contracted the making of a
Sqn Patch for my A2 ( see thread "34th Bomber Sqn - Doolittle Raiders")
I am contemplating doing the same for my A1.
There are some pics of A1 jackets with patches but I cant really see any details that would help me to choose one
Hoping that some of the members and patch makers can post pics (on this thread) of period sqn patches that would have been on A1's at the time the Air Corps was wearing them.

Thanks

Once I catch up on a bunch of orders, I've got a wool A1 that I plan to apply one of the following WW1 units. It'll be done in either embroidery on wool, or pieced felt, possible combination of both methods. These are just the images and I don't have actual reference of jacket patches, but if it was done, these methods are typical of the period. At any rate, I would only feel comfortable putting a cloth patch on an A1, wool or leather version.

 

[a2jacketpatches]

Here's a few more from my WW1 Aero Squadron file.

 

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Here's a rarity - 12th Observation Sqdn., hand embroidered on one of the few surviving original A-1s. The squadron served in WW1 (as 12th Aero) and WW2 (as 12th Recon).

The 12th did not usually use a star. This may have been a CO's insignia or something similar.

Modern "heritage patch" by Flight Line Insignia.

 

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95th Aero/Pursuit/Attack/Bomb/Recon Sq.:

31st Bomb Sq. in the 1930s:

before and after that:

11th Bomb Sq.:

77th Pursuit Sq.: (appeared without the disc on A-1s)

 

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Several of those reeeeally big pix come from a collection at the Smithsonian NASM, viewable here:
http://airandspace.si.edu/collections/r ... ecords=all

 

[a2jacketpatches]

Very cool, thanks for the pics and the link. I'll be making the site a favorite and adding to my files, can't say I ever ran across this one.

 

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[a2jacketpatches]

Based on the "Balloon Busters" 27th Aero Squadron of WW1, the original insignia was a falcon with talons spread for an attack. These two are post WW1, but would love to see the original design.

AhHa! Found one. Anything better out there?

c

 

[fleet16b]

WOW
Some realy great examples here
Still lookng for the one that will catch my eye
Leaning towards a post WW 1 Pursuit Sqn but I sure do like that 31st Bomber Sqn crest

Keep'em coming ............

 

[EMBLEMHUNTER]

You need to get over to Wright Patterson and see the big emblem board that has quite a few WW1 aero Squadron emblems on it, I saw it some years ago and there were a good amount of really cool ones there , I'm sure you'd enjoy seeing them !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I made a couple of leather ones of the 213th Aero Squadron awhile back .
Johnny