Built for Aircrew. Worn with Pride.

Custom engraved hats designed by a C-130 crew member — built to represent your aircraft, your crew, and your mission.

Veteran-Owned | Designed by Aircrew | Trusted Across the Fleet

We design by aircrew standards. If the silhouette is wrong, we fix it. If the patch doesn't look right, we don't ship it. You deserve gear as sharp as the mission.

The Tail Flash Collection

Preserving USAF tail flash history — one squadron at a time.

Prop Collection

Featured Hats

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How to Build Your Hat

  • ① Pick Your Hat

    Choose from Richardson 112, 115, Legacy Old Favorite, or Wide Front 169. Structured or relaxed — your call.

  • ② Choose Your Aircraft

    Select from our designs or bring your own. C-130, KC-135, MC-130, and more. We'll get the details right.

  • ③ Add Your Text

    Optional — add a call sign, tail number, unit name, or leave it clean. Your hat, your call.

  • ④ We Build & Ship

    Custom hats are made to order and ship within 5–7 business days. Built for the flightline, backed by aircrew.

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Choose Your Custom Hat Style

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Keepsakes & Wall Art

Handcrafted legacy pieces — from up-cycled uniform memory bags to hand-burned American flags. Built to honor a life in aviation.

Squadron Orders Made Easy

Outfit your entire crew with custom gear built for your mission. Simple ordering. Bulk pricing. Built for your unit.

Start a Squadron Order

C-130 Collection

Inspired by the legendary Lockheed C-130 Hercules, the Herky Bird Co. C-130 Collection celebrates one of the most iconic tactical airlifters ever built. Known for its reliability, versatility, and global missions, the C-130 has served military crews worldwide for decades.

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Most Requested by Aircrew

The gear crews keep coming back for.

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Veteran-Owned, Family-Run

HerkyBirdCo is a veteran-owned, family-run Small business in Central Pennsylvania, founded by a C-130 Aviator with over 25 years of service in military aviation and aircraft maintenance. Inspired by the aircraft and crews who keep missions moving, we create laser-engraved aviation hats, squadron gifts, and aviation gear built for pilots, crew members, maintainers, and aviation enthusiasts. Every item is made to order — not mass-produced. Each piece is crafted specifically for you.

Let customers speak for us

from 6 reviews

Great hat! I will definitely be coming back for personal use and for gifts.

Jesse Halasowski
Herky Bird Co.

Great experience! Quick turnaround and the hats look great! I plan on buying more!

Anonymous
Herky Bird Co.

Great hat! Thx for adding the 4 blade prop.

David White
158th AS Hat – Savannah Tail Flash
158th AS Hat – Savannah Tail Flash

Huge shoutout to Herkybirdco.com! I picked up a really cool hat from them, and the quality is just top-notch. What really blew me away was the blazing-fast delivery and their stellar customer service from start to finish. If you're thinking about ordering from them, do it—I can't recommend them enough! Ramon is good people

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Build Your Custom Aircrew Hat (Richardson 112 / 115)
Build Your Custom Aircrew Hat (Richardson 112 / 115)

Love that he created an MC-130H hat. It’s awesome. Highly recommend.

Nick Adams
Build Your Custom Aircrew Hat (Richardson 112 / 115)
Build Your Custom Aircrew Hat (Richardson 112 / 115)

These guys are LEGIT! The guy I talked to, Ramon, knew exactly what he was talking about when I explained my anirframe, and I he was definitely Aircrew. The product was super accurate, and all the guys at the squadron wanted to know where I got it.

100% would recommend.

- a GWOT Load

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Build Your Custom Aircrew Hat (Richardson 112 / 115)
Build Your Custom Aircrew Hat (Richardson 112 / 115)