Rare - BEERCAN BADGE - 211th HELICOPTER SQN - VNAF SAIGON - Vietnam War - 1368

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I was fortunate to come across a collection of Beercan pieces some years ago. They all show varying level's of use.
Please view. These are in-country, hand cut, hand made pieces.
South Vietnam Air Force - VNAF - Vietnam
211th Helicopter Squadron - UH1 Helicopters - Hueys
Air Force of the Republic of Vietnam - South
Formed at Saigon, later based at Binh Thuy
Measures - 1.6 inches in diameter (4 cms) -
4th Air Division
VNAF - 84th Air Wing – Binh Thuy Air Base (Under Air Command Saigon)
211
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Helicopter Squadron – 4
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Air Division – VNAF
The VNAF's 1st Helicopter Squadron was activated at Tan Son Nhut air base in April 1956, at first without aircraft.
In June 1957 the squadron received Sikorsky H-19Bs to start training. In January 1963 the 1st Helicopter Squadron was redesignated 211th helicopter Squadron.
It re-equipped with Sikorsky H-34 and moved to Soc Trang. As the U.S. pulled out the squadron took over UH-1H Hueys from the americans. The 211th was last based at Binh Thuy air base.
In January 1963 the USAF opened an H-19 pilot training facility at Tan Son Nhut and by June the first RVNAF helicopter pilots had graduated.
In January the 211th Helicopter Squadron equipped with UH-34s replaced the 1st Helicopter Squadron.
By 1969 some of the new and improved Hueys had been delivered to the 211th Helicopter Squadron at Binh Thuy.
For your kind Consideration.
Command Cotrol, North, South, Central, MACV, Special Forces, SOG, Special Op’s, Special Operations Group, 5
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Special Forces, Army Security Agency, Military Intelligence, Psy-Ops, US Army, De Oppresso Liber, Airborne, 1
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Special Forces, CIDG, Mike Force, Mobile Guerrilla Force, Mobile Strike Force
, Operations Detachment, Provincial Recon Unit, Recon Teams, RT
, USMC, United States Marine Corps, Vietnam War, WWII, WWI, French Indochine War, French Foreign Legion, Legion Etrange, Project Omega, Recondo School, Rapid Fire, Project Delta, Special Missions Advisory Force, Project Gamma, Project Sigma, Indigenous Troops, MACV-SOG, CCC, CCS, CCN, USARV, SMAG, TAG, Field Training Command, Recon Team Leader, US Navy, Air Force, AATTV, Long Tan, Nui Dat, AAFV, ATF, New Zealand V Force, Big Red One, 1
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Infantry Division, 1
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Cavalry Division, Tropic Lightning, 25
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Infantry Division, Subdued, Patch, Patches, Uniform, Helmet, Flash, Beret, Arc, Tab, 101
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Airborne Division, 82
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Airborne, 173
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Airborne, Combat, Militaria, Medal, Badge, Map, 199
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Infantry Brigade, Old Ironsides, 5
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Infantry Division, MAAG, USARPAC, XXIV Corps, 23
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Infantry Division, Americal, 38
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Infantry Division, Black Op’s, Clandestine, Non-Conventional Warfare, 11
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Infantry Brigade, 11
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Armored, 196
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, 1
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Aviation, 18
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Engineers, Medic, Medical, Viet Cong, VC, Viet Minh, Dien Bien Phu, Saigon, Tiger Force Rangers, Ranger, Logistical Command, Khe Sanh, POW, RVN, ARVN, South Vietnam, North Vietnam, NVA, Hanoi, Siagon, Phan Rang, LLDB, Bright Light, Free World Forces, Company, Platoon, Patrol, Long Range,