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Rare Patch - ROCK and ROLL - Air Combat - USAF - RF-4C - Vietnam War - W.356 For Sale
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Rare Patch - ROCK and ROLL - Air Combat - USAF - RF-4C - Vietnam War - W.356:
$51.00
US Air Force - Rock and Roll - Rare Air Combat Patch
Rare Original Patch - 1960\'s - 1970\'s - Vietnam War USAF - United States Air Force - RF-42
Measures - 4 inches in diameter (10 cms)
432ndWing – 432nd Air Reconnaissance Wing On 18 September 1966, the 432d TacticalReconnaissance Wing was activated at Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailandas an Douglas RF-4C Phantom II wing. The wing assumed the personnel, aircraft andequipment of the 6234th Tactical Fighter Wing, which was simultaneouslydiscontinued. At Udorn, it became one of the most diversified units of its sizein the Air Force. The mission of the wing was to provideintelligence information about hostile forces through tactical reconnaissanceand use its fighter elements to destroy the targets earmarked by theintelligence data provided. The wing had numerous missions in the supportarea. The 432d TRW accounted for more than 80percent of all reconnaissance activity over North Vietnam. In addition to the reconnaissance mission,the 432d also had a tactical fighter squadron component, with two (13thTactical Fighter Squadron, 555th Tactical Fighter Squadron) F-4C/D squadronsassigned. The squadrons flew strike missions over North Vietnam and the pilotsand weapon systems officers of the 13 TFS and 555 TFS were credited with MiGkills. In the fall of 1970 the wing was phased downas part of the overall American withdrawal from the Vietnam War; however, in1972 tactical fighter strength was augmented by deployed Tactical Air CommandCONUS-based tactical fighter squadrons being attached to the 432d in responseto the North Vietnamese invasion of South Vietnam. In addition, the 421st Tactical FighterSquadron was reassigned from Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base. During OperationLinebacker, between May and October 1972, the 432d TRW had seven F-4 tacticalfighter squadrons assigned or attached, (13th, 56th, 308th, 414th, 421st, 523dand 555th) making it the largest wing in the USAF. The three Vietnam eraAirforce Aces all came from the 432d – two from the 555th and one from the13th. The CONUS-based squadrons returned to the United States in the fall of1972. As a result of the Paris Peace Accords of1973, the numbers of USAF personnel and aircraft at Udorn were reduced. The421st TFS was inactivated in August and the 555th moved to Luke Air Force Basein 1974. By the spring of 1975, two operational squadrons remained, the 14thTactical Reconnaissance Squadron (RF-4C) and the 13th TFS (F-4D/E). Forces from the 432d participated in the SSMayaguez action in May 1975, sinking two Cambodian Khmer Rouge ships. The 423nd TFW was inactivated on 23 December1975. The last USAF personnel departed Udorn RTAFBon 8 January 1976
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