April 5, 2024
352nd Fighter Group, 487th Fighter Squadron Repro Patch
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Up for auction is a reproduction patch of the 352 nd Fighter Group's 487 th Fighter Squadron. This great looking patch has vibrant colors and is a cut-edge design, which is accurate for WWII patches. It measures 5 inches point-to-point. Some background on the insignia: "The only officially approved insignia worn by members of the 352nd (except for the 21st) was designed by Sam Perry. Sam completed the artwork from photographs of Lt Karl M. Waldron, Jr, a 487th pilot who posed in a diaper as the "little bastard" carrying the machine gun in the insignia. This design and that reference may have contributed to the origin of the Group's recognition as the "Bluenosed Bastards of Bodney". However, the preferred origin of this title is the legend that Hermann Goering, who headed up Germany 's Luftwaffe, once said: "I knew the war was lost when I saw the 'bluenosed bastards of Bodney' over Berlin ." The riding crop in the hand of the "little bastard" on the insignia was inspired by J.C. Meyer's order that his pilots would carry a riding crop during their training days in the U.S. , a plot to build morale by giving his Squadron special recognition. This insignia, first carried on the P-47 of Lt Robert "Iron" Ross, later became part of the markings on Meyer's aircraft. Color rendition by Sam Sox." Shipping cost for the patchg will be $1.50
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