Authentic Army Air Forces USAAF 333rd Fighter Squadron, P-47

  
Different than the heritage patch. The squadron was first established in August 1942 at Bellows Field.

The 333d deployed to the Central Pacific. As part of the Thirteenth Air Force. Island hopping campaign against Japanese in late 1943. The squadron redeployed to the Western Pacific. And was stationed on Iwo Jima.

While the battle for the island was still ongoing and engaged in long-range B-29 Superfortress. It continued that mission until the end of hostilities in August 1945.

The unit was reassigned to the Mariana Islands. As a Far East Air Forces.

Fighter squadron, and was inactivated there in 1946. The item "Authentic Army Air Forces USAAF 333rd Fighter Squadron, P-47" is in sale since Tuesday, June 06, 2017. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Original Period Items\United States\Patches". The seller is "zeustinker" and is located in Marietta, Georgia. This item can be shipped worldwide.