Mighty 8th Air Force

Here is a scarce back back 8th Army Air Force English made patch. High wing example, embroidered silk thread on wool. Used and removed from uniform, please note the cut out at the 5 O’Clock position.

Mighty Eighth tasked with the daylight bombing. In total, the 8th Air Force lost over 26,000 men. An additional 28,000 men became prisoners of war. Aircraft losses were also grim: 10, 561 planes of varying types were shot down, 4754 of those were B-17 heavy bombers

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