Chest Insignia, 384th Fighter Squadron, 364th Fighter Group, 8th Air Force, Leather
Superb reproduction of the chest badge of 384th Fighter Squadron, 364th Fighter Group, 8th Air Force, hand-painted on a piece of leather.
Activated on June 1, 1943, it became one of the three fighter squadrons of the 364th Fighter Group, equipped with P-38 Lightnings (fuselage code 5Y).
After several months of intensive training in Arizona, the squadron arrived in England in February 1944, where it was assigned to the 8th Air Force. Its primary missions were to provide escort for the B-17 and B-24 heavy bombers, while also carrying out ground attacks.
On June 6, 1944, its mission was to support the invasion from the air and attack strategic German installations. Starting in July 1944, the squadron will exchange its P-38 Lightnings for P-51 Mustangs.
This large insignia (12.5 cm in diameter) was worn by P-38 and P-51 pilots on their A-2 jackets.
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Superb reproduction of the chest badge of 384th Fighter Squadron, 364th Fighter Group, 8th Air Force, hand-painted on a piece of leather.
Activated on June 1, 1943, it became one of the three fighter squadrons of the 364th Fighter Group, equipped with P-38 Lightnings (fuselage code 5Y).
After several months of intensive training in Arizona, the squadron arrived in England in February 1944, where it was assigned to the 8th Air Force. Its primary missions were to provide escort for the B-17 and B-24 heavy bombers, while also carrying out ground attacks.
On June 6, 1944, its mission was to support the invasion from the air and attack strategic German installations. Starting in July 1944, the squadron will exchange its P-38 Lightnings for P-51 Mustangs.
This large insignia (12.5 cm in diameter) was worn by P-38 and P-51 pilots on their A-2 jackets.
