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Because I Was Inverted T-6 Texan II Shoulder Patch — Aviation Humor Morale Embroidered Patch
"Because I was inverted" — the Top Gun line that every student pilot has quoted at least once.
The iconic quote from the 1986 film Top Gun — Maverick's casual explanation for flying inverted above a MiG-28 — has been adopted by military aviators as the universal excuse for anything questionable that happens in the air. This patch pairs the famous line with the T-6B Texan II, the primary trainer for Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force student pilots. Every student aviator who has ever done something creative in the training area has wished they could deliver this line to their instructor with the same confidence Maverick gave to Viper.
Perfect For:
T-6B Texan II student pilots and instructors, Top Gun fans in the aviation community, military flight training squadron personnel, and aviation humor morale patch collectors.
Because I was inverted. Obviously.
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