Jedi Knights, 1969
The patch, a rectangle edged in gray, spotlights a gray X-winged
space fighter with a single red strip. This is a fictional
spacecraft like those from George Lucas' STAR WARS movies. The
fighter rockets around a dark blue planet and leaves a gold
flame in its wake. The right side background is the black space,
while the left side field is part of a blue planet. A large red
"39," is followed by a smaller gray "JEDI," is in the upper left
side.
The four dominate colors on the
patch represent the different classes at the Air Force Academy.
The squadron chose the name "Jedi Knights" because in the STAR
WARS movies these beings were highly skilled, courageous and
dedicated to a higher calling. They defended justice and
freedom, traits representing the characteristics of the members
of the 39th Squadron.
This, the squadron's second
patch, replaced the original one during the '80-'81 academic
year.
Infomation gathered for the
page from "Squadron Insignia of the United States Air Force
Academy" by P. Michael Sheridan, Library of Congress Catalog
Number: 90-62369
