Fighter squadron 53, or vf 53 iron angels was an aviation unit of the united states navy in service from 20 july 1950 to 29 january 1971. See more ideas about vintage racing, patches and racing. Originally established as reserve squadron vf 721 on 20 july 1950, it was redesignated as vf 141 on 4 february. In 1964, cvw5 was called to action in the gulf of tonkin for a total of eight combat cruises. New listing us navy vf1 fighter squadron f14 tomcat aircraft patch vintage philippine made.
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Vf1 panthers were on station and available for air support during the evacuation of personnel from the tachen islands due to the bombardment of the islands by the peoples republic of china. Vf71 fighter squadron us navy air korean war project. The original iron angels insignia was approved for vf141 in 1953 when the squadron was redesignated from reserve squadron vf721. Barrett tillman writes in his book warriors the story of the junior officer in vf53 who decided to make a suitable rendition of the creature on the squadron patch. Cvw5 carrier air wing 5 cvg5 carairwing five us navy. Historical military patches, vintage military patches.
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