USAAF 1st Troop carrier command patch

U.S.A.A.F. First Troop Carrier Command patch.

This was worn on the chest of leather A2 flight jackets etc.

The USAAF 1st Troop Carrier Command was the unit that piloted the Gliders and C-47 Sky train's that landed and dropped the American paratroopers into combat, including the Normandy invasion.

This cloth embroidered badge is 10cm high and 10cm wide at its widest point.