ww2 Red Rippers patch pics, please!

[pipvh]

Does anyone have a picture of an original WW2 patch for the Red Rippers - VF-4/VF-41? I know it's roughly a boar's head above a blue shield with red lightening bolt and two circles, but I can't find a WW2 example online.

Cheers,

Pip

 

[Silver Dollar]

I found this. According to this, they started in the 50's. Hope this helps. http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/VFA-11

 

[pipvh]

Thanks - yeah, I saw that too. The squadron history is pretty confusing. As VF-41 they were in North Africa supporting Operation Torch, then they switched to the Pacific and became VF-4. Became VF-11 after the war. I think it's the current Red Rippers - a more recent VF-11 - who began in 1959. They have the boar's head but not the shield.

I've seen photos of the squadron insignia on aircraft in WW2 but not on a patch...

 

[dujardin]

hellooooo,

i have this picture in my file, hope this will help

byeeeeeee marcel

 

[pipvh]

Cheers, Marcel. Brilliant.