WWI Maj Lanoe Hawker French Ace PVC Patch VMAT-102 Commissioned in 1952

Commissioned in 1952

and dozens of other engagements

and the Thales TopOwl helmet-mounted sight and display system—transforming the venerable Huey into a 21st-century combat platform

The ship served for over 32 years before decommissioning in 1993

WWI Maj Lanoe Hawker French Ace PVC Patch VMAT-102 Commissioned in 1952WWI Maj Lanoe Hawker French Ace PVC Patch Britain's First Air VC Major Lanoe Hawker was the first British fighter ace to receive the Victoria Cross for aerial combat. This PVC patch commemorates Major Lanoe George Hawker VC, DSO, one of the British Empire's earliest and most celebrated fighter aces of World War I. Hawker was the first pilot to receive the Victoria Cross for aerial combat, awarded for attacking three enemy aircraft in a single sortie