Set of 2 91st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, RF-4C, & Bergstrom AFB TX Coins

Description: Two 91st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron (TRS), Bergstrom AFB (Austin) TX and RF-4C (Phantom) Challenge Coin. This a discount for a set of 2 coins for displaying both sidesNote: The listed price includes USPS First Class postage with free tracking in the United States 91st TRS "Demon Chasers" Aviation History Organized as 91 Aero Squadron on 21 Aug 1917. Re-designated: 91 Squadron on 14 Mar 1921; 91 Observation Squadron on 25 Jan 1923; 91 Observation Squadron (Medium) on 13 Jan 1942; 91 Observation Squadron on 4 Jul 1942; 91 Reconnaissance Squadron (Bomber) on 2 Apr 1943; 91 Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron on 11 Aug 1943; 91 Photographic Mapping Squadron on 9 Oct 1943; 91 Photographic Charting Squadron on 17 Oct 1944; 91 Reconnaissance Squadron, Long Range, Photographic on 15 Jun 1945; 91 Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, Photographic on 25 Mar 1949; 91 Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, Medium, Photographic on 6 Jul 1950; 91 Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, Fighter on 20 Dec 1954. Inactivated on 1 Jul 1957. Re-designated 91 Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, and activated, on 12 Apr 1967. Organized on 1 Jul 1967. Inactivated on 30 Aug 1991. Note: The "Demon Chasers" tradition continues today in the USAF as the 91st Cyberspace Operations Squadron. RF-4C (Phantom) The RF-4C was an unarmed all weather day/night photographic reconnaissance version of the USAF's F-4C which carried a variety of film-based cameras, Infrared Reconnaissance (IR), Tactical Electronic Reconnaissance (TEREC) and Side-looking Radar (SLAR) sensors for the Air Force. The RF-4C carried a pilot and a back-seat Weapons Systems Officer (WSO). It was a robust and versatile aircraft with two 17,000-pound thrust afterburning J79-GE-15 turbojet engines. At a combat weight of 51,000 pounds with three “bags” (external fuel tanks). The RF-4C frequently flew single ship reconnaissance combat missions earning the motto "Alone, Unarmed and Unafraid." The RF-4C was the last manned tactical reconnaissance aircraft in the United States Air Force. Bergstrom Air Force Base (1942-1993) Bergstrom AFB was located seven miles southeast of Austin, Texas. In its later years it was a major base for the USAF RF-4C reconnaissance fighter fleet. Bergstrom was originally activated on 19 September 1942, as Del Valle Army Air Base. In 1990, Bergstrom ended up on a list of 75 military facilities under study for closure by the post-Cold War Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Committee. On 30 September 1993, Bergstrom was officially closed. Today the area where the base was located is now the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Challenge Coins Challenge coins are a small coin or medallion, bearing an organization's insignia or emblem and usually carried by the organization's members. Traditionally, they might be given to prove membership when challenged and to enhance morale. They are also given to recognize and honor performance or actions. Recently collecting challenge coins have become a way to maintain a memory or record of past service, location or event as a souvenir. This 91st TRS challenge coin is shaped to closely depict the unit's unique "Demon Chaser" diamond patch. The front of the coin displays the patch and the years it was at Bergstrom AFB, TX 1967-1991. The front also recognizes the 91st's reconnaissance history of 1917 to 1991. The reverse of the coin depicts the RF-4C and the motto "Alone, Unarmed, and Unafraid" as well as Bergstrom AFB outside of Austin, TX.

Price: 24 USD

Location: Fairfax Station, Virginia

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