Chuck Yeager's Patches?
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Chuck Yeager's Patches?
My kid has to do a oral report on someone famous, he has chosen chuck yeager. when he flew a P-51 in WWII what patches would he have on his leather flight jacket? i have an extra A2 and i'll look for some repo patches to sew on it, he will wear it for the report, thanks
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Re: Chuck Yeager's Patches?
He was in the 8th AF, and assigned to 357th Fighter Group, 363rd Fighter Squadron. His friend and squadron mate Clarence "Bud" Anderson has a website with 357th items for sale.
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Re: Chuck Yeager's Patches?
Very cool. Best of luck to him.
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Re: Chuck Yeager's Patches?
There is a nice website at Chuckyeager.com with a lot of anecdotal history. The General is a true American hero.
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Re: Chuck Yeager's Patches?
General Yeager just turned 94 years of age.
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