DPD
Productions
Makers of the...
"MilTenna"
Air Band Antennas
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Aircraft Test Patches
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Below you will find the North Spin's
Test Patch Collection... Sorry, these are not for sale.
If any test unit would like to send me their patch, you
won't have to twist my arm very much... Please email me
at: dave@thenorthspin.com
All scans on this page are Copyright © www.thenorth
spin.com and are not to be re-posted or redistributed.
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Jay Mckee
Collection
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Unit: USN VX-30
(AIRTEVRON THREE ZERO) "Blood Hounds" |
Based: Naval Air
Station - Point Mugu, CA |
Type: Squadron
Aircraft Type F-14 Patch |
Period: 2004 |
Notes: Created just
after switching from Eagle logo to
Dogs logo, and just before
decommissioning of F-14s. |
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Unit: Phantom
Convention (PhanCon) 1996 |
Based: (Visiting)
Naval Air Station - Point Mugu, CA |
Type: Special Event |
Period: 1996 |
Notes: Created to
celebrate the PhanCon meet at NAS
Point Mugu in 1996.
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Unit: Phantom
Convention (PhanCon) 1999 |
Based: (Visiting)
Naval Air Station - Point Mugu, CA |
Type: Special Event |
Period: 1999 |
Notes: Created to
celebrate the PhanCon meet at NAS
Point Mugu in 1996.
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Unit: Edwards Air
Force Base |
Based: Edwards AFB,
CA |
Type: Special Event |
Period: 1993 |
Notes: Celebrating
the 60th Anniversary of Edwards. |
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Unit: NACA - NASA
(National Aeronautics & Space
Administration) |
Based: Various |
Type: Special Event |
Period: 1990 |
Notes: Celebrating
the 75th Anniversary of NACA/NASA. |
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Unit: NASA
Ames/Dryden Flight Test Research
Facilities |
Based: Ames FRC and
Dryden FRC |
Type: Organization |
Period: Unknown |
Notes: "Exploring
the Skies". |
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Unit: USN Naval Air
Warfare Center |
Based: Various |
Type: Organization |
Period: Unknown |
Notes: "Weapons
Division". |
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Unit: USN Pacific
Missile Test Center |
Based: Naval Air
Station - Point Mugu, CA |
Type: Organization |
Period: 1980's |
Notes: Old PMTC
unit patch, which predates NAWC,
NWTSPM & VX-30.
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Unit: USN Naval Air
Station Point Mugu |
Based: Naval Air
Station - Point Mugu, CA |
Type: Base |
Period: 1993 |
Notes: Basic base
patch for Point Mugu. |
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Unit: USAF B-1
Lancer Test Team |
Based: Unknown |
Type: Organization |
Period: Unknown |
Notes: Patch for
the original collective test team for
the B-1.
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Unit: USN Naval Air
Warfare Center |
Based: Naval Air
Station - Patuxent River, MD |
Type: Organization |
Period: Unknown |
Notes: For the
portion of NAWC located at Patuxent
River. |
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Unit: USN VX-9
(AIRTEVRON NINE) "Vampires" (NAS Point
Mugu F-14 Det) |
Based: Naval Air
Station - Point Mugu, CA |
Type: Tomcat |
Period: Unknown |
Notes: "Fighter
Test" |
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Unit: C-17A
Combined Test Force |
Based: Edwards Air
Force Base, CA |
Type:
Organizational |
Period: Unknown |
Notes: Covers the
various integrated units involved in
the collective C-17A test program.
Most testing is done at Edwards AFB. |
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Unit: Warner-Robins
Air Logistics Center Flight Test |
Based: Robins Air
Force Base, GA |
Type:
Organizational |
Period: Unknown |
Notes: WR-ALC
handles depot work on many of the
aircraft types in the AF inventory.
This patch apparently represents the
flight test done, which includes
check-rides on refurbished aircraft. |
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Unit: Naval Base
Ventura County |
Based: NAS Point
Mugu & NB Port Hueneme, CA |
Type: Base |
Period: 2000's |
Notes: Patch for
the joint Naval Air Station - Point
Mugu and Naval Base - Port Hueneme,
known collectively as Naval Base -
Ventura County.
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Unit: F-35
"Lightning II" Integrated Test Force |
Based: Various
Locations |
Type:
Organizational |
Period: 2007 |
Notes: Covers the
various integrated units involved in
the collective F-35A/B/C test program. |
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