Posts: 159 From: Westcliffe, CO Registered: Jun 2006
posted 04-01-2018 02:21 PM
This 'WILLY' space shuttle patch arrived at the Southern Colorado Space Museum yesterday. Any ideas as to it's origin?
capoetc Member
Posts: 2169 From: McKinney TX (USA) Registered: Aug 2005
posted 04-01-2018 04:13 PM
It is a USAF pilot training class patch.
"Willy" is Williams Air Force Base, since closed and now called "Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport." The numbers on the patch are the class number... fiscal year - dash - class sequence number.
So, 82-05 was in fiscal 1982 and this patch was for the 5th class that year.
saturn1b Member
Posts: 159 From: Westcliffe, CO Registered: Jun 2006
posted 04-01-2018 04:39 PM
Well that settles that. Thanks so much for the info.