1992 STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND - BOMB NAVIGATION COMPETITION + HERITAGE 1946-1992

Description: 1992 STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND- BOMB NAVIGATION COMPETITION - LAST COMPETITION- A HERITAGE OF VIGILANCE - 1946 A LEGACY OF PEACE 1992- COLD WAR + END OF AN ERA! This is the real deal, sold as authentic/original/genuine period/vintage patchNOT an Overseas Knockoff!; Reproduction! or Fake! You are buying/purchasing just one (1) patch, The First - (1st) patch listed is the patch you are getting/buyingI do not sell any lot/lots of Items! Subdued Competition PatchCondition is NEWNO GLUE on back of Patch100% Fully Embroidered Patch with Merrowed EdgeUnit emblem certified by The Institute Of Heraldry (TIOH)Note#1: Attached are color images for information purposes only, free on the NET!Note#2: The unit patch has not been worn on a USAF uniform for 32 years Color Unit Patches came off the USAF utility uniforms during the late 1970'sAfter 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 1980'sIn 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 SAC BOMB-NAVIGATION COMPETITION HISTORY: 1948-1991 The inaugural Bomb Comp in 1948 was such a success in producinga competitive spirit among crews & going toward improving bombingaccuracy, the second Commander of SAC, General Curtis E. LeMay, madethe competition an annual event beginning the following year in 1949. For 1948 & 1949, the tournament was designated as the SAC BombingCompetition & subsequently from 1951 to 1992, changed to the SACBombing & Navigation Competition. The accepted shorthand namethroughout the Air Force for this competition became "Bomb Comp".Sometimes Bomb Comp was unofficially referred to as the "World Seriesof Bombing". The 1951 Bomb Comp was the first to award the Fairchild Trophy (donatedby Hughes Aircraft Company) recognizing the combined fields of bombing& navigation. The Fairchild Trophy was awarded to the best bombardmentwing, in honor of General Muir S. Fairchild, for outstanding results in thefields of bombing & navigation No Bomb Comp was held by SAC due to the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. In 1976 SAC celebrated it 30th anniversary. Beginning with the 1976Bomb Comp & lasting until 1992, flying operations were flown outof the participating untis' home base with the competition symposium& awards ceremony conducted at Barksdale AFB, LA. Strategic Air Command (SAC) inactivated on 1 June 1992 - (1946-1992) The 34th Annual Bombing & Navigation Competition/PROUD SHIELD '92was the last Bomb Comp conducted by SAC. The last recepient of theFairchild Trophy was the 92nd Bomb Wing (B-52s) Fairchild Trophy Winner:Wing was operational from 1992 to 1994Unit was stationed at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington StateAssigned: 15th Air Force/Strategic Air CommandEmblem Approved:Nickname:Motto: Duplum Incolumitatis, Latin for Twofold SecurityOperational Aircraft:- Boeing B-52H Stratofortress Bomber- Boeing KC-135 StratotankersAircraft Tail Code:Unit Awards & Decorations:- Awarded Two Distinguished Unit Citations- Earned 12 Air Force Outstanding Unit AwardsCampaign Streamers:- World War-2- Antisubmarine, American Theater- Air Offensive, Europe- Normandy, France- Northern France- Rhineland, Germany- Ardenness-Alsace, FranceAwarded Fairchild Trophy:- 1953- 1986- 1992

Price: 37.95 USD

Location: San Antonio, Texas

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