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Batcat
The United States Air Force
553rd Reconnaissance Wing
at Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base
and their EC-121R and other aircraft

Batcat Memorabilia and
Reproduction Patches Available for the
553rd Reconnaissance Wing
554th Reconnaissance Squadron
551st Airborne Early Warning Wing
551st Organizational Maintenance Squadron

Original patches are very difficult, almost impossible, to purchase. On this page you will find quality reproduction patches. Reproduction patch page added 01/28/17, Last updated 09/05/22.

553rd Reconnaissance Wing, Batcat Memorabilia Available

Bob and Phyllis Pruiksma have available 553rd Reconnaissance Wing memorabilia including squadron patches for the wing, flying squadrons, maintenance squadrons,challenge coins and other memorabilia. Contact Bob via email at batcatbob@gmail.com to learn what is currently available and the cost. Bob and Phyllis recently sold their home and moved into a smaller home and needs to reduce their inventory. Webmaster Larry Westin can certainly understand the need to reduce more than 40 years of collecting. Send Bob an email to see if he has what may interest you. Added 04/21/18.

John Flood has an Etsy store, High Flight Images with memorabilia for sale for a number of USAF aircraft. John also has specific 553rd Reconnaissance Wing, Batcat items at 553rd Reconnaisssance Wing - Batcat specific Items available for sale at his High Flight store. If you have questions email John Flood at floodmail@gmail.com. Added 09/05/22.

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553rd Reconnaissance Wing and Squadron
Reproduction Patches Available

Units assigned to the 553rd Reconnaissance Wing, Batcat, have some of the nicest patches in the USAF.

Reproduction 553rd Recon Wing Patch $7.50 each including postage From Bill Herridge

Reproduction 554th Recon Squadron Patch $6 each including postage From Donald Hunt

Handmade Reproduction 553rd Recon Wing Patch $25 each plus postage From Saunders Military

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Quality reproduction 553rd Reconnaissance Wing patches are available. Cost is $7.50 each including postage. Bill advised me he received a new shipment. Updated 05/21/20.
To purchase Batcat wing patches contact:

Bill Herridge
P.O. Box 119
Gatesville, TX 76528
Email - gatesvilleBill@embarqmail.com

Click here to see a high resolution image of the 553rd Reconnaissance Wing reproduction patch which is available from Bill. Color, about 273K. Bill Herridge played Amazing Grace on the bagpipes at the 2008 553rd Reconnaissance Wing Dedication and Reunion at Wright-Patterson AFB. Color, about 220K.

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Quality reproduction 554th Reconnaissance Squadron patches are available. Cost is $6.00 each including postage. To purchase Batcat Squadron patches contact:

Donald Hunt
150 Pratt Road
Fitchburg, MA 01420-4142
(978) 342-3333
Email - Donald.Hunt@DJHunt.US

Click here to see a high resolution image of the 554th Reconnaissance Squadron reproduction patch which is available from Donald Hunt. Color, about 216K. Updated 12/12/21.

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Reproduction Handmade 553rd Reconnaissance Wing patches are available. Cost is $25.00 each plus $3.00 postage. To purchase Batcat Squadron patches contact:

Saunders Military Insignia
553rd EMS Batcat Chuck Gascoigne found another source for the Batcat Wing patch at Saunders Military Insignia in Florida. When the Homepage comes up do a search for 553rd (be sure you enter it as 553rd with the rd at the end, not just 553, or Batcat). At this time the cost is shown as $25.00 plus shipping of $3.00. UPDATE - these are handmade patches. Two Batcats have told me it takes quite a long time to receive the patches from Saunders Military Insignia, although both individuals DID received the patches. Added 05/30/05.

Batcat Mark Hoffman sent me this image of his Handmade Saunders Batcat Patch with a butane lighter next to the patch for a size comparison. Added 05/30/05, Added 12/29/07.

551st Airborne Early Warning Wing and Squadron
Reproduction Patches Available

Many of those who served with the 553rd Reconnaissance Wing came from another Connie unit at Otis AFB, the 551st Airborne Early Warning Wing. Reproduction patches available for the 551st AEW and the 551st Organizational Maintenance Squadron.

Reproduction 551st Airborne Early Warning Patch $6 each including postage From Gordon Tatro

Reproduction 551st OMS Squadron Patch $6 each including postage From Gordon Tatro

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Quality reproduction 551st Airborne Early Warning Wing and 551st Organizational Maintenance Squadron patches are available. Cost is $6.00 each including postage. To purchase Batcat wing patches contact:

Gordon Tatro
P.O. Box 123
Leeds, MA 01053
Cell Phone (413) 387-8687
Work Phone (413) 584-4040 Extension 2205
Email - gordonta@comcast.net

Click here to see a high resolution image of the 551st Airborne Early Warning Wing reproduction patch which is available from Gordon Tatro. Color, about 389K.

Click here to see a high resolution image of the 551st Organizational Maintenance Squadron reproduction patch which is available from Gordon Tatro. Color, about 245K.

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