US Air Force 49th FIGHTER INTERCEPTOR SQUADRON Convair F-106 DELTA DART Patch.

In 1952 the 49th Fighter Squadron, now designated the 49th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, was activated to replace an Air National Guard squadron that was being released from active duty at Dow. For the next thirty-five years the unit carried out the air defense mission at Dow, Hanscom Field, and Griffiss Air Force Base, upgrading its aircraft until equipping with the Convair F-106 Delta Dart, which it flew for almost twenty years. The squadron was the last to fly that plane, inactivating in 1987 as the Air National Guard took over air defense mission. This USAF patch measures 3.8" by 3", used condition. Patch has "cheese cloth" backing. Very rare.