{"product_id":"official-vmfa-214-75th-raaf-black-sheep-joint-patch","title":"Official VMFA-214\/75th RAAF Black Sheep Joint Patch","description":"\u003cp\u003eOfficial VMFA-214 \/ 75th RAAF Black Sheep Joint Patch — Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 214 \"Black Sheep\" and Royal Australian Air Force No. 75 Squadron F-35 Joint Heritage Patch\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTwo Black Sheep, one Pacific — VMFA-214 and 75 SQN RAAF, joined by the F-35 Lightning II.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMarine Fighter Attack Squadron 214 (VMFA-214), the legendary \"Black Sheep,\" is a USMC F-35B Lightning II strike fighter squadron based at MCAS Yuma, Arizona, under MAG-13 and the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. Originally commissioned as VMF-214 on July 1, 1942 in Ewa, Hawaii, the squadron entered Marine Corps lore in 1943 under Major Gregory \"Pappy\" Boyington when its F4U Corsair pilots — operating out of Vella Lavella and the Russell Islands — were credited with 94 Japanese aircraft destroyed in a single 84-day combat tour. The Black Sheep flew Corsairs through Korea, transitioned through the F9F Panther, A-4 Skyhawk, and AV-8 Harrier, and operated the AV-8B Harrier II from MCAS Yuma until July 2022, before reactivating as the Marine Corps' newest F-35B squadron in November 2022. Royal Australian Air Force No. 75 Squadron — also nicknamed the \"Black Sheep,\" identified by their distinctive ram's-head emblem — was formed at Townsville on March 4, 1942 and famously defended Port Moresby in P-40 Kittyhawks before transitioning through Mustangs, Sabres, Mirage IIIs, F\/A-18 Hornets, and now the F-35A Lightning II at RAAF Base Tindal. This 75th-anniversary joint patch celebrates the shared identity, callsign, and fifth-generation aircraft that link two squadrons born in the same Pacific theater of 1942 — a joint operations tradition that continues today across the Indo-Pacific.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect For: VMFA-214 Black Sheep Marines, RAAF No. 75 Squadron personnel, F-35B and F-35A Lightning II pilots and maintainers, MCAS Yuma and RAAF Tindal personnel, MAG-13 and 3rd MAW Marines, AV-8B Harrier II and F4U Corsair heritage enthusiasts, Pappy Boyington historians, and US\/Australia joint-operations supporters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBlack Sheep Brothers — two flags, one fight, since 1942.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Military, Law Enforcement and Custom Patches by USMCinsignia.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45134237728877,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/9831\/files\/3.5Patch_3.png?v=1776896568","url":"https:\/\/marinepatches.com\/products\/official-vmfa-214-75th-raaf-black-sheep-joint-patch","provider":"MarinePatches.com - Custom Patches, Military and Law Enforcement","version":"1.0","type":"link"}