Chest Insignia, 422nd Night Fighter Squadron, 9th Air Force, Leather
Superb reproduction of the chest badge of 422nd Night Fighter Squadron, 9th Air Force, hand-painted on a piece of leather.
Activated on August 1, 1943, it became the night fighter squadron of the 71st Fighter Wing, equipped with P-61 Black Widows.
After several months of intensive training in Florida, the squadron reached England in March 1944, where it was assigned to the 9th Air Force.
After D-Day it was assigned to the Maupertu Airfield next to Cherbourg (Normandy).
This large insignia (12.5 cm in diameter) was worn by P-61 pilots on their A-2 jackets.
The purpose of the night fighters is to counter the Luftwaffe's night offensives over Allied-held territory.
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Superb reproduction of the chest badge of 422nd Night Fighter Squadron, 9th Air Force, hand-painted on a piece of leather.
Activated on August 1, 1943, it became the night fighter squadron of the 71st Fighter Wing, equipped with P-61 Black Widows.
After several months of intensive training in Florida, the squadron reached England in March 1944, where it was assigned to the 9th Air Force.
After D-Day it was assigned to the Maupertu Airfield next to Cherbourg (Normandy).
This large insignia (12.5 cm in diameter) was worn by P-61 pilots on their A-2 jackets.
The purpose of the night fighters is to counter the Luftwaffe's night offensives over Allied-held territory.
