552nd Airborne Early Warning and Control Wing \"GOLD DIGGERS\" USAF Patch

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552nd Airborne Early Warning and Control Wing \"GOLD DIGGERS\" USAF Patch:
$36.00

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552nd Airborne Early Warning and Control Wing

\"GOLD DIGGERS\"

USAF Patch

23/4\" x3 3/4\"

Fully Embroidered

Cut Edge

Mint Condition

The wing was activated on 8 July 1955 at McClellan Air Force Base, California and

assigned to the 8th Air Division (AEW&Con) -- it transferred to

Western Air Defense Force on 1 July 1957 and then to the

28th Air Division on 1 July 1960 -- On 1 April 1966 the 552nd AEW&C Wing

transferred to the Fourth Air Force -- it was reassigned to the Tenth Air Force

on 15 September 1969 -- it was reassigned to ADC HQ on 15 November 1969

The unit was redesignated the 552nd AEW&C Group

It was inactivated on 30 April 1976

This vintage patch was made back in 1962

It was designed for the Florida deployment of the 552nd AEW&C Wing

moved to that state temporarily because of the Cuban Missile Crisis

A very nice rare collectible patch!

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552nd Airborne Early Warning and Control Wing \"GOLD DIGGERS\" USAF Patch:
$36.00