Black Ops Area 51 Call Sign Rat 55 USAF Air Force NT-43A T-43A Radar Patch New

Description

Rat 55" is the call sign used by pilots flying a highly modified T-43A (the Air Force version of a Boeing 737-200) based at a classified air base in central Nevada. The word "Rat" comes from the airplane's function as a Radar Testbed and the "55" comes from the airplane's USAF serial number 73-1155.The modified NT-43A is outfitted with radar domes on its nose and tail measuring approximately nine feet long and six and a half feet in diameter and is used to measure the in-flight radar signatures of stealth aircraft. The NT-43A has been photographed tailing a B-2 stealth bomber over Death Valley and over the Tonopah Test Range in Nevada. The patch depicts a rat holding a radar in its right hand and another radar dish strapped to its rear-end, both of which recall the radome configuration on the NT-43A. The rat's hat recalls the wizard figures associated with classified flight test operations in other patches.
This brand new patch is 4" in diameter, made of 100% embroidery, and features a plastic backing.
This patch comes from the published book I Could Tell You Then You Would Have To Be Destroyed By Me.