Vintage U.S. Air Force 1st Air Commando Wing certificate designating Captain Marion “Mack” Angel an honorary Air Commando. The certificate is undated, but it may be from 1966 – 1969 when the 1st Air Commando Wing was located at England AFB, Louisiana (the unit was redesignated the 1st Special Operations Wing in July 1968 while at England AFB). The certificate measures approximately 10” x 13”. It is taped to a matte that measures approximately 12” x 16”. 

The certificate is from the estate of retired USAF Lt. Colonel Marion "Mack" Angel (1937-2024), a distinguished fighter pilot who flew the F-100 Super Sabre, F-105 Thunderchief, and F-4E Phantom II. Lt. Colonel Angel flew 100 F-105 Wild Weasel combat missions “up north” during the Vietnam War. He was also a member of the USAF “Thunderbirds” aerial demonstration team from 1967-1969, flying the F-100 and F-4E (Left Wing position; aircraft number 2). 

The certificate appears to be in very good used condition with signs of wear and age, such as fading, yellowing, wrinkles, creases, “waviness,” bent or folded lower corners, spots, rub marks, and stray marks (mainly on the back of the certificate). The matte appears to be in good used condition with signs of wear and age, such as fading, discoloration, yellowed tape, fingerprints and/or smudges on the tape, some soiling around the edges of the tape, scratches, scrapes, abrasions, nicks, indentations, and wear along the edges and corners. 

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