Thomas Koehle
Well-Known Member
Your opinion gentlemen!
Does this G1 look legit to you and do the patches make sense?
Does this G1 look legit to you and do the patches make sense?
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Need help! Does this G1 looks legit?
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B-Man2
Well-Known Member
Thomas read the following :
That should help you make a decision .
Check the date of manufacture of the jacket to see if it matches up with the time lines of those units being active .
That should help you make a decision .
Check the date of manufacture of the jacket to see if it matches up with the time lines of those units being active .
Thomas Koehle
Well-Known Member
Thanks Burt,
those patches on the jacket seem heavily faded - does that look natural to you?
galvestonokie
Active Member
looks legit to me--from a Marine who was on active duty and then reserves. from the time period, the HMM squadrons were CH-46D squadrons (HMM-165 and 264). the other patches (MAG-41 and HMM-764) i believe are USMC reserve squadrons and Marine Air Group). The 165 SAR and mine-sweeping patch was from late Vietnam as Haiphong (and maybe others) harbors were being cleared. I had a buddy what was involved in this, i believe he was in HMM-262, another CH-46 D active duty squadron (Vietnam era). HMM-764 was a reserve squadron at MCAS Tustin, Ca flying CH-46E helos, and was probably a member squadron of Marine Air Group 41. Many of the USMC HMM squadrons have now become V-22 Osprey squadrons and designated as VMM.
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