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B1 Deployment Patches (10/2023)
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2023 3:59 pm
by Strix Photos
Re: B1 Deployment Patches (10/2023)
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2023 11:06 pm
by SamP
Kerry has confirmed they will be restocked on the Bomber Patches website soon
Re: B1 Deployment Patches (10/2023)
Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2023 9:53 am
by Strix Photos
Just a heads up, both colour versions are re-stocked again on bomber patches. Enjoy!
Re: B1 Deployment Patches (10/2023)
Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2024 1:38 pm
by cat1
I'm very new to patches and memorabilia, so was curious,
do the patches often include or pay tribute to photographers or spotters like the ones above?
Re: B1 Deployment Patches (10/2023)
Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2024 4:22 pm
by PitchAxis
I wouldn't say often but it's not unheard of either.
Last year, one of the Lakenheath aircraft maintenance squadrons did a tribute patch to the spotters.
99ERS at Fairford had a Friday patch with the U-2 flying over the spotters.
Re: B1 Deployment Patches (10/2023)
Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2024 6:57 pm
by Starbuck
48 MXO do a yearly spotters patch and 492nd FS did one back in 2022 I think but it was a very small run of them.
Re: B1 Deployment Patches (10/2023)
Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2024 9:22 am
by Herkdriver
The short answer is no it is not common. And I will don my tin hat here but as a patch collector, I and many other collectors don't collect them. It's purely made for the spotters and photographers. So I'm not really a fan of them as they are not worn by the unit and are purely made for money. But they do appeal to the spotter/photographer community. And I just don't go for them or include them in my collection. I expect to get some grief over this post but it's just my opinion.
Todd
