Patch - 211th HELICOPTER SQN - VNAF - Gunships - THAN CHUY - Vietnam War - 4838

Description

South Vietnam Air Force - VNAF - Vietnam
211th Helicopter Squadron - UH1 Helicopters - Hueys
Air Force of the Republic of Vietnam - South
Formed at Saigon, later based at Binh Thuy
Measures - 3.4 x 3 inches (8.5 x 7.5 cms) - Patch
VNAF - 84th Air Wing – Binh Thuy Air Base (Under Air Command Saigon)
211
th
Helicopter Squadron – 4
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Air Division – VNAF
The VNAF's 1st Helicopter Squadron was activated at Tan Son Nhut air base in April 1956, at first without aircraft.
In June 1957 the squadron received Sikorsky H-19Bs to start training. In January 1963 the 1st Helicopter Squadron was redesignated 211th helicopter Squadron.
It re-equipped with Sikorsky H-34 and moved to Soc Trang. As the U.S. pulled out the squadron took over UH-1H Hueys from the americans. The 211th was last based at Binh Thuy air base.
In January 1963 the USAF opened an H-19 pilot training facility at Tan Son Nhut and by June the first RVNAF helicopter pilots had graduated.
In January the 211th Helicopter Squadron equipped with UH-34s replaced the 1st Helicopter Squadron.
By 1969 some of the new and improved Hueys had been delivered to the 211th Helicopter Squadron at Binh Thuy.
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Cheesecloth backed Vietnam War patch - Filler - made for collecting, swapping, made during conflict and through to mid-late 1980's in Vietnam - Pieces were made in Vietnam.
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