Vietnam War USAF 43rd Tactical Fighter Squadron HORNETS Patch

Description

Vietnam war in-country embroidered patch measures approximately 4" by 3.6", used condition. A valuable addition to your Vietnam war military memorabilia collection.
Formerly known as 43rd Fighter Squadron, it lay dormant nearly two decades before it was awakened as the
43d Tactical Fighter Squadron
at
MacDill Air Force Base
, Florida, in January 1964 flying the
F-84 Thunderstreak
. The Hornets converted from the F-84 to the
F-4 Phantom II
, and in August 1965, deployed to
Clark Air Base
,
Philippines
, where they were in reserve support to the
47th Tactical Fighter Squadron
who were flying combat missions over Southeast Asia from
Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base
,
Thailand
.
In November 1965, the
Hornets
became the first fighter squadron assigned to
Cam Ranh Air Base
,
South Vietnam
, with an advance party arriving on 28 October. During its time in Southeast Asia, the squadron flew 1,207 combat missions and earned the
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
for its service. In January 1966, the 43rd TFS returned to MacDill AFB, to serve as  an F-4 replacement-training unit until March 1970.
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