USAF 53rd Air Rescue Squadron Patch
Very hard to find item. Circa 1957.
Activated by MATS on November 14th 1952 at Keflavik Airport, Iceland as a support component of the Iceland Air Defense Force under the local control of the 6th Air Rescue Group. Initially equipped with four SA-16As, three SH-19s, and a support C-54 it was reassigned to the 9th ARG in November 1953 and began re-equipping with four SC-54Ds in November 1955. Discontinued its secondary mission to provide helicopter support to remote radar sites in Iceland during 1957 and disposed of the last of its H-19s in 1960. Continued SC-54D operations until March 24th 1960 when its mission was reassigned to the 67th ARS at Prestwick Airport, Scotland and it was deactivated.
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my daddy was a part of the 53rd Air Rescue Squadron in Iceland 1957-1958; we lost him in Vietnam. would love to find this patch. He even won a medal as a 1st Lt. "OLAV V-NORGES KONGE" 'FOR EDEL DAD' (FOR NOBLE DEED)
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