This is a military patch for 6170 Combat Support Squadron – Home of the Dragon.

My internet research turned up little information about his patch. I found this identical patch on a military site showing that it was the patch was or a squadron in Suwon Airforce Base in South Korea.

I believe this patch dates back to the mid-1950’s to early 1960’s...

This is one in a series of Basic Navy Training Courses titled "Aviation Structural Mechanic Handbook – Navpers 10328." The book was prepared by Chief of Naval Air Technical Training. The book has a 1953 copyright.

The book goes in to all aspects of structural mechanic training...

This is a very nice military patch from the Air Force. It shows a very nice Eagle. A fighter jet is in the upper area of the patch followed by a large band of red circling the patch...

This is one in a series of Basic Navy Training Courses titled "Blueprint Reading – Navpers 10077." The book was prepared by Chief of Naval Air Technical Training. The book has a 1951 copyright.

The book goes in to all aspects of how to read a blueprint. Some of the chapters include: Making and handling blueprints; Blueprint Views; Dimensions; Layout Geometry; Templates; Welding Symbols, and more...

This is one in a series of Navy Training Courses titled "Aircraft Materials – Navpers 10330-A." The book was prepared by Naval Air Technical Training Command. The original copyright was 1949, however, it was reprinted with minor changes in 1953.

The book, as I understand it, discusses different materials. Some of the illustrations are almost comical compared to the technical illustrations that are probably used today...

This is a nice vintage military patch. The patch is made of a navy-blue woolen material. At the top center of the patch is a white embroidered Eagle. Below the Eagle is the medic symbol. Two solid red bars are embroidered at the bottom of the patch.

The only other information I have – the patch appears to have been removed from a uniform. It came from an estate sale and appears to be old but in very good condition...

This lovely, vintage postcard shows the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington, Virginia. The Tomb was completed in 1931. It has a white marble sarcophagus over the grave with the inscription, "Here rests in honored glory an American soldier known but to God." Thomas Hudson Jones of New York was the sculptor and Lorimer Rich of New York was the architect.

The front side of the postcard is in good condition with some minor wear to the edges and corners...

This vintage military postcard shows a gunner in a U. S. Navy Fast Fighter. The caption reads: Bird’s-Eye-View of the "Man With the Gun." This is a wartime postcard sent from a soldier while on watch to his mother in Moody, Texas. The postmark is from Athens, Georgia, and is dated February 7 (I believe), 1944. The postage area has been postmarked and the word "Free" is written where the stamp should go.

The postcard is in good condition with some minor wear to the corners and edges...

This is a nice recognition patch form General Dynamics. The patch says, "General Dynamics – In Recognition of the 200th Zero Defect F-16 Ship No. A-479."

The patch is in excellent unused condition. It measures just short of 4" in diameter. Sorry, the date of this patch is unknown!

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This is a very interesting advertisement dated April, 1945, for Lockheed Aircraft Corporation of Burbank, California. The top of the ad reads, "Der Gabelschwanz Teufel" which means "Fork-tailed devil" – or Lockheed P-38 Lightning. German pilots who had been lucky enough to escape its wrath named the plane...

This is a nice vintage advertisement dated April, 1945, for Boeing – designers of the B-29 Superfortress, the Flying Fortress and the new Stratocruiser. The ad shows a picture of the C-97 Army transport which had an average speed of 383 miles an hour with tail winds averaging approximately 45 mph.

World War II was still raging when this advertisement was printed...

This is a nice vintage advertisement dated April, 1945, for Studebaker – Wartime Builder of Wright Cyclone Engines for Boeing Flying Fortress. The end of World War II was still several months away, so all major companies were supporting the war – making parts for planes and other equipment. The ad features nice artwork by Frederic Tellander (1878-1977).

The reverse side features advertising for Burlington Lines – Everywhere West. "An Essential Link in Transcontinental Transportat...