USAF 48th Fighter Wing / Wing King Patch
UK Made by TJs Embroidery and Crafts. Circa 2015/6'.
Fully-filled gaggle patch representing the four squadrons of the 48th Fighter Wing: 492d Fighter Squadron, 493d Fighter Squadron, 494th Fighter Squadron, and 56th Rescue Squadron plus the Guardian Angel unit designation of the 56th Rescue Squadron. The "Wing King" is the wing commander. Guardian Angel squadrons are the USAF's human/equipment-based weapon system that executes all five tasks of personnel recovery - report, locate, support, recover and reintegrate and consists of pararescuemen, survival specialists, and combat rescue officers.
The 48th Fighter Wing is based at RAF Lakenheath. It controls all of the squadrons on the base these being the 492nd FS (F-15E, nicknamed the Bolars), the 493rd FS (F-15C/D nicknamed the Reapers) & the 494th FS (F-15E nicknamed the Panthers), along with the Rescue Squadrons when they were there until 2018.
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