TOPGUN TOP GUN USN PILOT G-1 FLIGHT JACKET 17-PATCH SET US MILITARY FIGHTER SQN PATCHES SERIES, #2050108 FULL SIZE PATCH US MADE SET, 17 PATCHES TOTAL, NO JACKET. This is a very special US NAVY TOPGUN TOP GUN TOM’S G-1 JACKET 17-PATCH EMBROIDERED PATCH SET. The patch is new, seal in poly bag. New, sealed in poly bag. The 17-patch set contents the following patches. Three patches on the R-front chest, Two patches on the R-upper arm, Three patches on the L-front chest One patch on the L-shoulder, Two patches on the L-upper arm, Five patches on the back. (I also have the hard-to-find small patch on the top-right back). TOP GUN was formerly known officially as the United States Navy Fighter Weapons School, and was established on March 3, 1969 at NAS Miramar, California after a United States Navy report recommended that a graduate-level school be established to train Fleet fighter pilots in air combat tactics to counter the relatively poor air combat performance being experienced by Navy aircrews over Vietnam. The school initially operated the A-4 Skyhawk and F-5 Freedom Fighter to instruct F-4 Phantom II aircrews, including the first US aces of the Vietnam War, Randy Cunningham and Willie Driscoll. The 1970s and 1980s brought with them the introduction of the F-14 Tomcat and the F/A-18 Hornet as the primary Fleet fighter aircraft flown by students, while TOP GUN instructors retained their A-4s and F-5s, but also added the F-16 Fighting Falcon to better simulate the threat presented by the Soviet Union’s new 4th generation MiG-29’Fulcrum’ and Su-27’Flanker’ fighters. During the 1990s, the TOP GUN syllabus was modified to include more emphasis on the air-to-ground strike mission as a result of the expanding multi-mission tasking of the F-14 and F/A-18. In addition, TOP GUN retired their F-4s, A-4s, and F-5s in favor of F-16s and F/A-18s. In 1996, the transfer of NAS Miramar to the Marine Corps was coupled with the incorporation of TOP GUN into the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center at NAS Fallon, Nevada. TOP GUN instructors currently fly the F/A-18 Hornet and the F-16 Falcon. TOP GUN was made famous in popular culture by the 1986 release of the motion picture Top Gun. The set will make a great addition to your TopGun collection. All item USA made quality, not cheap import copies. BUBBLE-MILLER is always used. It is the dishonest action of a few that adds cost to all others. Things happen and human error occurs, so we will work double time to correct any problem that may have happened. We will not stop working with you untill you are 100% satisfied. 30-day, no-question asked, returning policy. Feedback done after customer is 100% satisfied. FREE 30-DAY NO-QUESTION RETURN. Watch out for cheap import copies. The item “TOP GUN USN G1 FLIGHT JACKET 19 PATCH NOT CHEAP COPY” is in sale since Tuesday, January 11, 2011. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\Current Militaria (2001-Now)\Original Items\Patches\Navy”. The seller is “patchpad” and is located in KANDAHAR POLO CLUB. This item can be shipped worldwide.
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