46th Air Defense Missile Squadron (BOMARC) "THE FIRST AND FINEST" USAF Patch

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46th Air Defense Missile Squadron (BOMARC)"THE FIRST AND FINEST"USAF Patch3 3/4" x 4 1/4"Embroidered/Twill with Cut EdgeUsed (this old patch from 1967 is preowned but well-taken care of; never worn on a uniform or mounted)Very Good ConditionSquadron was activated on 1 January 1959 atMcGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey and wasassigned to the New York Air Defense Sector;it transferred to the 21st Air Division on1 April 1966; then on 1 December 1967 itwas reassigned to the 35th Air DivisionThe 46th Air Defense Missile Squadron (BOMARC)was reassigned to the 21st Air Division on 19 November 1969and was inactivated on 31 October 1972This unit was an old Air Defense Command associate;it was one of eight BOMARC missile squadrons within ADCThe term BOMARC is derived from the combination of Boeingand Michigan Aerospace Research CenterThis great patch was made back in 1967 and is very seldom seenShipping to United States AddressesI thank you for your continued interest!