83rd Fighter Squadron

[W7LPNRICK]

DaNang Viet Nam F-105 Thuds. My Father in law was there & He gave me all his Jungle boots & Fatigues when I was still in. My C.O. let me wear the Boots, but not the fatigues. Anyway I can't find a copy of the squadron uniform patch anywhere.... Any ideas. I had 3 of them, now can't find any. One is on the collection patch at the parachute shop at Mtn Home AFB. 

[Delirium]

http://www.pilotwear.com/store/p/6266-83rd-Fighter-Squadron-5-Inch-Patch.html

http://www.shoplocalproducts.com/store/p/6266-83rd-Fighter-Squadron-5-Inch-Patch.html

http://www.howlandtradingco.com/store/p/6266-83rd-Fighter-Squadron-5-Inch-Patch.html

http://www.ebay.com/itm/83rd-FIGHTER-WEAPONS-SQUADRON-patch-/330364618095?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4ceb44056f

[Shifty]

In the 78th FG we use the WWII version of the 83rd FS patch  for our guys assigned as 83rd. You can probably have them made as long as you have a pattern or copy.

[W7LPNRICK]

Wikipedia doesn't show 83rd TFS at DaNang or with 105's...I know wiki is screwed up sometimes...been many years & he's got dementia so can't remember stuff. That patch doesn't look familiar.... 

[Shifty]

See the link below for a list of USAF F-105 units. Each squadron listed is a link that displays the unit patch and history.. Maybe that will help you.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_F-105_units_of_the_United_States_Air_Force

 

[W7LPNRICK]

See the link below for a list of USAF F-105 units. Each squadron listed is a link that displays the unit patch and history.. Maybe that will help you.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_F-105_units_of_the_United_States_Air_Force

 

Yup! i saw this page, but the only 105 base in theater is at Korat Thailand...he wasn't there...I don't think...Maybe they TDY'd to DaNang....still searching for a patch that definitely looks right. 

[Shifty]

I believe some units did TDY to Thailand during the war. It would be worth your while to possibly check the other links for his patch.. Just saying. 

[W7LPNRICK]

Yup, still looking.

[Shifty]

W7 it just dawned on me. Da Nang was never the home of F-105 squadrons. The F-105s flew out of Thailand. Da Nang hosted F-100s F-4s and a few F-104s and F-102s.

Here is a link to all USAF Units at Da Nang.

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Da_Nang_Air_Base#Use_of_Da_Nang_Air_Base_by_the_United_States_Air_Force

[W7LPNRICK]

W7 it just dawned on me. Da Nang was never the home of F-105 squadrons. The F-105s flew out of Thailand. Da Nang hosted F-100s F-4s and a few F-104s and F-102s.

Here is a link to all USAF Units at Da Nang.

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Da_Nang_Air_Base#Use_of_Da_Nang_Air_Base_by_the_United_States_Air_Force

I know...that's one thing that is messing me up. Maybe he was at Korat & went TDY to DaNang. I remember seeing a picture of him next to one of his birds & it was a 105....? On goes the search.