Dear friend,unfortunately this patch is a repro.The quality of the patch and the embroidery is like the fingerprint of the manufacturer.One of the last versions of the patch was made by KENTORAMA from Crete(Hania) for the local based sqns(340 M and 343 M).A NOT ENOUGH version was also made for pilots who have ammassed less hours,some technicians who had 1hour+ are unofficialy entitled to bear them!The first hour patches were made by SPORTLINE.This manufacturer has produced a variant of the patch with 200h,500h,1000h,2000h,3000h and 4000h with the Greek flag.The 200h and 500h were made in mid 90's and were not widely used.Examples of these patches i have recently uploaded to this site(check latest images).The latest version comes from Highlander.The quality is the best among all the above mentioned patches.Of course some pilots have the U.S. made patches.As you see there are several official sources,and the patch in question comes from none of them!For any questions i am registered as patchman,i will be happy to help.
Posted by Guest on Fri 09 Mar 2007 11:55:35 AM CET
comments on a H.A.F. F-16 1000 hours patch
Dear friend i am sorry to dissapoint you but the patch in question is a repro of the patch used by H.A.F.
Posted by Guest on Mon 12 Feb 2007 09:25:09 PM CET
Asif Shamim (Asif)
ADMIN: Need the details of the poster to assign credit.
Posted by Guest on Fri 19 Aug 2005 08:32:38 AM CEST
Asif Shamim (Asif)
I need to verify if this is truely a 'official' Greek issued patch or just another variant/repro. I have never seen a distinct coloured version done using the countries colours, but this could be the first. If anyone knows more, then please post a message here!
Posted by Guest on Fri 07 Jan 2005 10:53:12 AM CET
Asif Shamim (Asif)
This is the large (4.5 inches) factory issue patch from the US.
Posted by Guest on Fri 07 Jan 2005 10:46:42 AM CET
Asif Shamim (Asif)
This is the large(4.5 inches) factory issue patch from the US.
Posted by Guest on Fri 07 Jan 2005 10:45:54 AM CET
Asif Shamim (Asif)
I believe this 3000 Hrs patch is a copy/repro. Reasons: 1) The eye colour of the Falcon is the wrong colour (To red!) and 2) the white shadow on the canopy is a lot bigger than that on example I've posted. 3) The biggest differnce is the border is the wrong colour. Should be Black and not Red. My 3000 Hr patch which is display on this page came from an employee at Lockheed Martin
Posted by Guest on Fri 02 Jul 2004 06:02:03 PM CEST
Asif Shamim (Asif)
I believe this 2000 Hrs patch is a copy/repro. Reasons: The eye colour of the Falcon is the wrong colour (To red!)and the white shadow on the canopy is a lot bigger than that on example I've posted. My 2000 Hr patch came from an employee at Lockheed Martin
Posted by Guest on Fri 02 Jul 2004 05:58:44 PM CEST
fake patch