135 squadron patch

[jim a]

Was at an estate sale for a local veteran this morning and managed to pick up a few items. The highlght for me was this 135 Fighter Squadron patch.

[capbadge]

Nice Badge Jim, did you get anything else of interest?

[jim a]

Just a couple of sweetheart items.... a silk RCAF pillow from the Dafoe Bombing and Gunnery school... 2 metal pins with the same character and setup as the squadron patch but am presuming these are from a post war reunion. Thanks for the reply Jim

[Lee R.]

The Bulldog looks very much like the one found on the US Air Force 62nd Fighter Interceptor Squadron (from the 1960's) and later 62nd Tactical Fighter Training Sqd.
The old 62nd Fighter Sqd. was part of the 56th Fighter Group, 8th Air Force in WWII and I believe that's when they adopted the fighting bulldog design. Is there any relationship from years past between the Yanks and Brits to explain the similarity of the two squadrons patches?

[jim a]

That's a good question. All I know about RCAF135 squadron is that it was formed as a fighter unit at Mossbank Saskatchewan June 15th 1942. The squadron flew Hurricanes and Kittyhawk aircraft on west coast air defense until disbanded at Patricia Bay, British Columbia Canada on Sept 10 1945. I think that's along way from the 8th Aiforce's area of operation. Anyone have a patch the 62nd had during WW2 to compare with.... if someone copied it from another squadron who could blame them... it's just a great patch.