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.

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The gear crews keep coming back for.

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Introducing V1Rot8

Our aviation lifestyle line — built for pilots, maintainers, and enthusiasts who live it on and off the flightline. Everyday gear with the same aircrew-built quality as our custom hats. Rotate into it.

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CUSTOM HATS - How to Build That Perfect 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 6–9 business days. Built for the flightline, backed by aircrew.

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Squadron Orders Made Easy

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

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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.

Retiring Soon? Honoring a Career?

Hand-burned American flags, flight suit memory bags, and handcrafted keepsakes built to honor a life in aviation. One-of-a-kind pieces for retirements, change of command, and milestones that matter.

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Let customers speak for us

from 19 reviews

Absolutely love my hats!! Great Job! The time that it took to get them was a little slow but it was worth it.

Doug Boeh
C-130H Hercules Patch Hat
C-130H Hercules Patch Hat

Love the hat. Casual but sharp! Great way to rep the wing

Anonymous
143rd AW Quonset RI C-130J Wing Tail Flash HAT - Maroon Tail Flash
143rd AW Quonset RI C-130J Wing Tail Flash HAT - Maroon Tail Flash

Hat quality is top notch and highly recommend this company

Cullen Davis
Herky Bird Co.

I ordered 2 and the quality is top notch and very fast shipping. I highly recommend this company

Cullen Davis
V1Rot8 Aviation Patch Hat – Pilot • Maintainer • Enthusiast
V1Rot8 Aviation Patch Hat – Pilot • Maintainer • Enthusiast

We are so pleased with the hats we ordered for myself, my husband and my dad. My son - the actual pilot - liked ours so much he wanted one for himself.The HerkyBird team was easy to work with, super communicative, and takes obvious pride in creating a quality custom product. How cool that they’re providing authentic gear for planes like the MC-130-J, which don’t have readily accessible swag. Thanks HerkyBird Team!

Sara Roulson
MC-130J Commando II Patch Hat
MC-130J Commando II Patch Hat

I'll start by saying it's tough to find Whiskey gear. I reached out to these guys after seeing some of their designs and asked if they could make some Whiskey stuff. They immediately responded saying they would draw up some designs. Two weeks later they got ahold of me saying the designs were on their website. A week later I had my hats. You can't beat that!

Nick Smith
AC-130W Stinger II Patch Hat
AC-130W Stinger II Patch Hat

The experience was awesome!

Anonymous
Herky Bird Co.

Absolutely perfect fit. Extremely good quality and fast shipping i recommend this hat.

Anonymous
171st ARW Pittsburgh ANG KC-135 Wing Tail Flash HAT – UV Leatherette
171st ARW Pittsburgh ANG KC-135 Wing Tail Flash HAT – UV Leatherette

Ships quickly as advertised

Marvin Bettag
"Ships 3-5 Business Days from order "

Fast simple service.

Marvin Bettag
Herky Bird Co.

Awesome looking hat.

Marvin Bettag
158th AS Hat – Savannah Tail Flash
158th AS Hat – Savannah Tail Flash

Love the patch design.

Ralph Duenas
C-37/G550 (HALO) Custom FLAG Patch Hat
C-37/G550 (HALO) Custom FLAG Patch Hat

Great people to work with. The hats for our flight department came out great and our bulk order was completed under a week.

Anonymous
Herky Bird Co.

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.