United States. A Theater-Made Fourteenth Air Force "Flying Tigers" Usaaf Jacket Patch, C.1943 Auction to Aircraftman 3rd Class R

to Aircraftman 3rd Class R

undulated pinback

The force was commanded by Major General James H

with a bayonet and hand grenade in the centerpiece

double breasted style

United States. A Theater-Made Fourteenth Air Force "Flying Tigers" Usaaf Jacket Patch, C.1943 Auction to Aircraftman 3rd Class RFabricated from gold colored bullion wire, in a zipper like pattern, with red, white and black embroidery, on a royal blue silk base, the base with a royal blue embroidered raised border, illustrating the Flying Tigers insignia of a winged tiger surmounted by the USAAF star, with a light blue cotton mesh backer, measuring 130 mm in diameter, very light soiling evident on the obverse but shows through on the cotton mesh backer, without interruptions in