91 STRATEGIC RECONNAISSANCE WING - 1948-1957 - LOCKBOURNE AFB, OHIO + COLD WAR

Description

91 STRATEGIC RECONNAISSANCE WING - 1948-1957
- LOCKBOURNE AFB, OHIO
- COLD WAR + END OF AN ERA
This patch is a high quality commercial reproduction for veteran reunion
Color Patch
Condition is
NEW
NO GLUE
on back of patch!
Has manufacture plastic on back for protection
Unit emblem/patch certified by The Institute Of Heraldry (TIOH)
Note#1: Attached is a color image for comparison purposes only, free on the NET!
Note#2: 91 SRW has earned the Brigadier General Paul T. Cullen Awards in 1955 & 1956
Note#3: The base was named Lockbourne Air Force Base from 1948 to 1974 &
latter Rickenbacker AFB from 1974 to 1980
Color Unit Patches came off the USAF utility uniforms during the late 1970s
After mid 1985 Color patches were worn only on Duty Flight Suites & Flight Jackets
Subdued unit patches started appearing on USAF utility uniforms during the early 1980s
In 2007 USAF prohibited unit patches on the Airman Battle Uniforms (ABU)
As of 2018 the USAF has adopted the U.S. Army Operational Camouflage Pattern (OCP)
Uniform, authorizing subdued unit patches once again
Wing was operational from 1950 to 1957
Unit was stationed at Lockbourne Air Force Base, Ohio
Assigned: 801st Air Division/8th Air Force/Strategic Air Command (SAC)
Emblem Approved: 23 December 1952
Operational Aircraft:
- Boeing RB-47E Stratojet - (1953-1957)
- Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker - (1952-1957)
- North American RB-45 Tornado - 1950-1953
Unit Awards & Decorations:
-  Earned 13 Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards