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USS Kitty Hawk 1979 COD Patch — USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) 1979 Carrier Onboard Delivery Embroidered Patch
COD on the Kitty Hawk — 1979 Western Pacific deployment.
This USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) 1979 COD patch commemorates Carrier Onboard Delivery operations aboard the conventionally powered aircraft carrier during her 1979 Western Pacific (WESTPAC) deployment. COD patches are unique to the logistics aviators who flew the C-1A Trader to and from the carrier's flight deck.
USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) was a Kitty Hawk-class supercarrier that served the U.S. Navy from 1961 to 2009, deploying extensively to the Western Pacific throughout the Cold War era. The 1979 deployment took place during a period of heightened tension in the Pacific, with the carrier and her air wing operating as a forward-deployed deterrent. COD aircraft — the C-1A Trader during this era — made daily flights between shore bases and the carrier at sea, delivering mail, passengers, spare parts, and priority cargo essential to maintaining the ship's combat readiness. For COD crews, every flight ended with a carrier arrested landing and began with a catapult launch — the most demanding flying in naval aviation. This patch captures that specific 1979 cruise experience.
This patch commemorates Kitty Hawk's 1979 COD operations.
Perfect For: USS Kitty Hawk 1979 cruise veterans, C-1A Trader COD aviators, Cold War-era carrier deployment historians, and vintage Navy cruise patch collectors.
COD on the Hawk — 1979.
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