Vietnam War US Navy Fighter Squadron VF-21 FREE LANCERS Patch

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Vintage original Vietnam war in-country machine embroidered patch, size is approximately 3.7" by 3.2" - used condition. Due to global pandemic, USPS delivery may be temporarily delayed.
Fighter Squadron 21 (VF-21) Freelancers
was an aviation unit of the
United States Navy
. Originally established in 1944 as
VF-81
it was redesignated
VF-13A
in 1946, redesignated
VF-131
in 1948, redesignated
VF-64
in 1950 and redesignated
VF-21
on 1 July 1959, it was disestablished on 31 January 1996. It was the third US Navy squadron to have the VF-21 designation.
VF-21
returned to sea in March 1965 and were bound for the
Vietnam war
and VF-21's first aerial victories would be the first confirmed kills achieved by a U.S. Navy fighter squadron during that conflict. On June 17, 1965
Commander
Louis Page and
Lieutenant
John Smith destroyed a
MiG-17
with an
AIM-7 Sparrow
and moments later Lieutenant Jack Batson, Jr. and
Lieutenant Commander
Robert Doremus destroyed another MiG-17 with an AIM-7. VF-21 made six further deployments to the war zone aboard
USS Coral Sea
and
USS Ranger
b
between 1966 and 1973. In 1968 VF-21 upgraded to the F-4J and continued to operate this model until 1979.
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