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ARTIFACT:
What we have here is the Iconic Early WWII USN Fighting 3 VF-3 Felix the Cat Flight Jacket Patch of USS Saratoga, USS Lexington, USS Yorktown, and Battle of Midway fame.
This is the early, RIGHT-FACING version of the patch, made ship-board with a single black stencil on off-white/light gray vinylized green cotton duck. Not to be confused with the late war LEFT-FACING patch which used TWO colors: black overall, and white for Felix’s eye and face.
Unfortunately, the name of the original owner of this patch has been lost to history. The patch itself has been in a collection for the past 50-plus years, having been found at a flea market in West Virgnia in the 1970’s, and has just come to market for the first time in half a century!
This was obviously the WWII USN Aviator’s “spare” patch, which was never cut out and never sewn to a flight jacket, as if out of a time capsule from 1942, over 80 years ago.
An extremely rare and important Early WWII USN Flight Jacket Patch, this would be a centerpiece in any USN Aviation Patch Collection.
VINTAGE:
World War II.
SIZE:
Approximately: 5” in height x 5” in width.
MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION:
Stencil-painted on vinylized cotton duck.
ATTACHMENT:
To be sewn on.
MARKINGS:
N/A.
ITEM NOTES:
This is from a large collection of Aviation squadron, group, patches that we will be putting over the next few months. MDEJV07/24 LAEGEX07/30/31 SAEGEX08/24
CONDITION:
8+ (Excellent)
GUARANTEE: As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.
