US Fighter Squadron VF-74 “Wolfhounds” Fighting 74 Patch . USP1292

United States Fighter Squadron VF-74 “Wolfhounds” Fighting 74 Patch. Embroidered on wool. Size approximately 4 5/8 inches across. Probably one of the rarest of the WW2 VF squadron patches. Very heavily worn condition patch. The patch does not react to UV light (does not glow under blacklight).

Additional Notes: VF-74. Flying Wolfhounds. Established in March of 1944, the squadron deployed on Kasaan Bay (CVE-69) June-September 1944 with F6F-5 aircraft. Its combat record included two victories and losing five pilots on deployment. It was disestablished in October of 1944. VF-74 was one of just three Navy fighter squadrons to fly combat in Europe, the Wolfhounds were formed at NAS Norfolk in March of 1944. They boarded Kasaann Bay in June, bound for the Mediterranean to support the Anglo-American invasion of southern France. Teamed with VOS-one in Tulagi, fighting 74 also had a small night- fighter detachment on Corsica.

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