USAF 40th Aerospace Rescue & Recovery RRS Patch
This is one of the true first versions of this patch.
The 40th ARRS was a helicopter rescue squadron of the USAF active during the Vietnam War. Was activated at Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base in September 1967 with HH-3s which were nicknamed "Nitnoy." Later HH-53s arrived and these were nicknamed "BUFF" (¨Big Ugly Fat Fu--ers¨). In march 1968, Detachment 2 of the 37th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron at Udorn RTAFB operating HH-3s and HH-53Bs was transferred to the 40th ARRS. Then moved to Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base on 21 July 1971 and in 20th August 1972, the local base rescue detachments of the 3d Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Group each operating 2 HH-43s were transferred to the 40th ARRS.
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