UP FOR SALE IS ONE CANADIAN (RCAF) 435 SQUADRON SEARCH AND RESCUE EMBROIDERED IRON-ON PATCH...
THE 435TH IS TASKED WITH THE AIRLIFT OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS AS WELL AS
SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS...
THE SQUADRON WAS FORMED IN GUJRAT, INDIA IN NOVEMBER OF 1944 USING "DOUGLAS DAKOTA" AIRCRAFT IN
THE INDIA/ BURMA/ CHINA THEATRE OF OPERATIONS...
THIS PATCH IS GORGEOUS, BEING APPOINTED IN THE RICH AND VIVID COLORS OF RED, BLACK GOLD AND WHITE,
THEN FINISHED OFF WITH A BOLD AND SHINY BORDER OF WHITE...
THE APPROXIMATE SIZE OF THIS STUNNING PATCH IS 3 3/16" ACROSS...
A WONDERFUL COLLECTIBLE!!!
BEWARE:
BEWARE OF “B” GRADE PATCHES BEING SOLD ON EBAY…I ONLY SELL FIRST GRADE PRODUCT IN MY STORE…A GREAT WAY OF TELLING A ”B” GRADE PATCH IS A PATCH THAT IS MUCH LOWER IN PRICE THAN OTHER COMPARABLE PATCHES…THREAD TENDS TO UNRAVEL AND DURABILITY IS COMPROMISED…