Civil Air Patrol Patch Gallery

?? Unknown Patches ?? The details of these patches are sketchy or completely unknown.
Some of them may not even be Civil Air Patrol. If you have any
info that could help lead to an identification, PLEASE e-mail me!

616th Composite CAP
"Air Operations, Our Business"
Certainly this is CAP, but from where?
"C.A.P." with winged-prop in oval
The Army Air Corps used a silver prop with
gold wings insignia like this during WWII,
while CAP's version was usually all silver.

Flight Commander
red stiched on white felt
A couple of these have been found among other CAP
insignia, however no one has been able to varify usage.
Large, Upswept Wings
This 4" tall patch resembles the metal and enamel
WWII service hat badge. Beige thread makes it
look aged. These started appearing on eBay in '07.

3-3/8" x 3-1/2"
cut edge
fully embroidered SAR Academy
Version 1
Hope to have this one ID'd very shortly.

FIRST THERE
LLL
SAR ACADEMY
shield sword red cross compass rose lightning bolts Snoopy and his WWI Sopwith Camel
No clue where this is from, or what it was used for.

Not Civil Air Patrol Collectors may come across these patches and easily
mistake them for being Civil Air Patrol when they are not.

60th Bombardment Squadron
Anderson AFB - Guam
That tri-prop inside a triangle at the
top of the disk is very deceiving!
340th Combat Defense Squadron
Bergstrom AFB - Austin, TX
- probably early 1960s
Uses the Civil Air Patrol's motto: "Always Vigilant"
There are other versions that also display the motto.

Operation Snowcap
Not a winter-based SAR exercise, but an old patch for
a winter scouting camporee. The absent Fleur de Lis
typical of many BSA patches, wasn't required until 1973.
There also was an 80's DEA program of the same name.
Operation Snowcap later morphed into Klondike Derby.

Western States Association of Sheriff's Air Squadrons
This older stylized "S-wing" patch pops up now and then with CAP patch groupings. Being that
one of the WSASAS' purposes is "to provide a means of cooperation with the Civil Air Patrol,"
it would make sense that members of the two organizations might trade patches with each other.
[another example]

Visitor Submissions Some patches are hard, or even impossible to obtain and preserve for real. These images
were submitted by visitors of this website when an actual patch was not available to send.
Even just documenting a patch's likeness is better than no historical representation at all!
I hope to someday be able to obtain and preserve a real copy of each piece shown here.
If you have an extra one of these for sale or trade, PLEASE shoot me an e-mail!

Donald Duck in leather flight cap,
hand painted on leather
Use or purpose unknown.
(submitted by Tim) Franklin County Schools - 802nd
Obviously used by one of the Civil Air Patrol
"school initiative" programs, but from where?
(submitted by Maj Conrad Peterson)

Basic /
Marksman
Advanced /
Sharpshooter
Master /
??? Marksmanship or Shooter Proficiancy badges
These cloth badges were incorrectly published in a militaria reference book as WWII
Civil Air Patrol insignia, and later again in another book that used the first book as a
reference. The National Historian and National Headquarters Archives Currator both
agree they are NOT Civil Air Patrol. They could be ROTC, JROTC, or even US Army.

	616th Composite CAP "Air Operations, Our Business" Certainly this is CAP, but from where?	"C.A.P." with winged-prop in oval The Army Air Corps used a silver prop with gold wings insignia like this during WWII, while CAP's version was usually all silver.

	Flight Commander red stiched on white felt A couple of these have been found among other CAP insignia, however no one has been able to varify usage.	Large, Upswept Wings This 4" tall patch resembles the metal and enamel WWII service hat badge. Beige thread makes it look aged. These started appearing on eBay in '07.

3-3/8" x 3-1/2" cut edge fully embroidered	SAR Academy Version 1 Hope to have this one ID'd very shortly. FIRST THERE LLL SAR ACADEMY shield sword red cross compass rose lightning bolts	Snoopy and his WWI Sopwith Camel No clue where this is from, or what it was used for.

	60th Bombardment Squadron Anderson AFB - Guam That tri-prop inside a triangle at the top of the disk is very deceiving!			340th Combat Defense Squadron Bergstrom AFB - Austin, TX - probably early 1960s Uses the Civil Air Patrol's motto: "Always Vigilant" There are other versions that also display the motto.

	Operation Snowcap Not a winter-based SAR exercise, but an old patch for a winter scouting camporee. The absent Fleur de Lis typical of many BSA patches, wasn't required until 1973. There also was an 80's DEA program of the same name. Operation Snowcap later morphed into Klondike Derby.