8th Air Force

Here is an English made high wing 8th Army Air Force patch. Fully embroidered in silk thread. A used example with age and service wear.

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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