SNOOPY - Patch - USAF 20th TASS - TIGERHOUND SPUD - SPECTRE - Vietnam War - 1638

Description

US Air Force - 20th TASS - Spectre Gunship
Tigerhound Spud - SNOOPY OPS - USAF PATCH
Measures - 3.2 inches in diameter (8 cms)
20th Tactical Air Support Squadron- SNOOPY - The Red Baron
Forward Air Control Element - USAF - Forward Air Control - FAC - 20th TASS
The 20th Tactical Air Support Squadron was formed at Da Nang in November 1965 as part of the 505th Tactical Control Squadron.
Flying old US Army, Bird Bog Aircraft used for aerial reconnaissance for ground troops, primarily Special Forces and the 20th TASS had outposts at various Special Operations, Forward Op's Base camps, notably Khe Sanh, Dong Ha, Quang Tri, Hue and Kham Duc.
This piece from their base at Pleiku and operations over the I Drang Valley.
The Squadron operated throughout CTZ I, the most northernly allied sector of South Vietnam, over the DMZ and into North Vietnam and Laos.
Using COVEY as their call sign (Covey for Covert Operations) the 20th would later base themselves at Pleiku and Chu Lai.
The 20th TASS were de-activated in 1973. Since their deactivation in April 1973 the unit has been raised twice (November 1973 - September 1984 and reactivated again in 1990).
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Cheesecloth backed Vietnam War patch - Filler - made for collecting, swapping, made during conflict and through to mid-late 1980's in Vietnam - Pieces were made in Vietnam.
More recent, similar pieces are felt backed (I do not sell felt back) - if you have any questions about anagrams used, translations, unit location etc please ask – I am always happy to answer.
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