{"title":"Air Refueling Patch Hats","description":"\u003cp\u003eTanker and receiver on the same patch — hose streamed, basket out, receiver closing in. Laser-engraved leatherette on your choice of hat, cut one at a time in Pennsylvania.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDon't see your pairing? \u003ca href=\"\/products\/custom-air-refueling-patch-hat-your-tanker-your-receiver-laser-engraved-leatherette\"\u003eBuild your own →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-10-hc-130j-air-refueling-patch-hat-laser-engraved-leatherette","title":"A-10 \u0026 HC-130J Air Refueling Patch Hat – Laser Engraved Leatherette","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe A-10 can take gas from a Herc now. Probe on the nose, drogue off the wing, refueling down low where close air support and combat rescue actually happen — no climbing up to the tanker and back down to the fight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI cut it as a side profile: the Herc up front, the hose, the Hog on the basket. Laser-engraved leatherette patch, mounted on your choice of hat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLaser-engraved premium leatherette patch — engraved, not printed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYour choice of hat — Richardson 112, 115, 169 or 326, Legacy Old Favorite Trucker, Legacy Relaxed Twill, or Flexfit 6277. Pick your colour from the charts below.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdjustable fit — one size fits most (the Flexfit 6277 is fitted: choose S\/M or L\/XL)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade to order — 10–15 business days from order to your door\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade in Pennsylvania by a veteran-owned shop, one at a time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilt for A-10 and HC-130 crews, maintainers, and anybody who has worked the CSAR stack.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOutfitting the whole squadron?\u003c\/strong\u003e 12+ hats are quoted directly. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/squadron-bulk-orders-1#bulk-request\"\u003eRequest a squadron quote →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Herky Bird Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54285974929772,"sku":"HBC-HAT-A10-HC130J","price":29.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/3579\/5308\/files\/ChatGPTImageSep7_2026_03_52_15PM.png?v=1788812406"},{"product_id":"hc-130j-hh-60-air-refueling-patch-hat-laser-engraved-leatherette","title":"HC-130J \u0026 HH-60 Air Refueling Patch Hat – Laser Engraved Leatherette","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo hundred feet off the deck at a hundred and ten knots, hose streamed, and a helicopter flying formation on a Herc. Helicopter air refueling is the slowest, lowest, most uncomfortable thing either aircraft does — and it is the only reason a Jolly Green II can go get somebody four hundred miles inside the fence and come back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI cut it as a side profile: the Combat King up front, the hose trailing, the Hawk on the drogue. Laser-engraved leatherette patch, mounted on your choice of hat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLaser-engraved premium leatherette patch — engraved, not printed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYour choice of hat — Richardson 112, 115, 169 or 326, Legacy Old Favorite Trucker, Legacy Relaxed Twill, or Flexfit 6277. Pick your color from the charts below.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdjustable fit — one size fits most (the Flexfit 6277 is fitted: choose S\/M or L\/XL)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade to order — 10–15 business days from order to your door\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade in Pennsylvania by a veteran-owned shop, one at a time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilt for HC-130 and HH-60 crews — the HH-60W Jolly Green II today, the HH-60G Pave Hawk that flew the mission for 44 years before it — the PJs in the back, the maintainers who launch them, and anybody who has held the CSAR alert.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOutfitting the whole squadron?\u003c\/strong\u003e 12+ hats are quoted directly. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/squadron-bulk-orders-1#bulk-request\"\u003eRequest a squadron quote →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Herky Bird Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54317660111212,"sku":"HBC-HAT-HC130J-HH60","price":29.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/3579\/5308\/files\/IMG-5714.png?v=1791517281"},{"product_id":"mc-130j-mh-47-air-refueling-patch-hat-laser-engraved-leatherette","title":"MC-130J \u0026 MH-47 Air Refueling Patch Hat – Laser Engraved Leatherette","description":"\u003cp\u003eBlacked out, low, and long. A Commando II trailing hose to a Chinook is how special operations gets reach — the helicopter carries the assault force, the Herc carries the gas, and neither one of them is where anybody expects at three in the morning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI cut it as a side profile: the Commando up front, the hose trailing, the Chinook on the drogue. Laser-engraved leatherette patch, mounted on your choice of hat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLaser-engraved premium leatherette patch — engraved, not printed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYour choice of hat — Richardson 112, 115, 169 or 326, Legacy Old Favorite Trucker, Legacy Relaxed Twill, or Flexfit 6277. Pick your colour from the charts below.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdjustable fit — one size fits most (the Flexfit 6277 is fitted: choose S\/M or L\/XL)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade to order — 10–15 business days from order to your door\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade in Pennsylvania by a veteran-owned shop, one at a time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilt for MC-130 and MH-47 crews, the maintainers who turn them, and the people in the back who do not talk about where they have been.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOutfitting the whole squadron?\u003c\/strong\u003e 12+ hats are quoted directly. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/squadron-bulk-orders-1#bulk-request\"\u003eRequest a squadron quote →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Herky Bird Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54317661094252,"sku":"HBC-HAT-MC130J-MH47","price":29.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/3579\/5308\/files\/82787DA6-C8AD-436D-AAF7-5D395FA27178.jpg?v=1791312529"},{"product_id":"kc-46-and-a-10-refueling","title":"KC-46 and A-10 Refueling","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Hog took its first basket off a Herc. The Pegasus is next — probe adapter seated in the nose receptacle, centerline hose off the KC-46, and the Warthog taking gas from a drogue instead of a boom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI cut it as a side profile: the tanker up front, the hose running back, the Hog closing on the basket. Laser-engraved leatherette patch, mounted on your choice of hat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLaser-engraved premium leatherette patch — engraved, not printed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYour choice of hat — Richardson 112, 115, 169 or 326, Legacy Old Favorite Trucker, Legacy Relaxed Twill, or Flexfit 6277. Pick your color from the charts below.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdjustable fit — one size fits most (the Flexfit 6277 is fitted: choose S\/M or L\/XL)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade to order — 10–15 business days from order to your door\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShips to APO\/FPO — about 10 days to most locations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade in Pennsylvania by a veteran-owned shop, one at a time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilt for A-10 and KC-46 crews, boom operators, maintainers, and anybody following the probe adapter changing how the Hog gets its gas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWant a different aircraft, patch cutout or shape? \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/custom-hat-builders\"\u003eBuild your own custom hat →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOutfitting the whole squadron?\u003c\/strong\u003e 12+ hats are quoted directly. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/squadron-bulk-orders-1#bulk-request\"\u003eRequest a squadron quote →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Herky Bird Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67718113493356,"sku":"HBC-HAT-A10-KC46","price":29.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/3579\/5308\/files\/IMG_5764.jpg?v=1792113862"},{"product_id":"custom-air-refueling-patch-hat-your-tanker-your-receiver-laser-engraved-leatherette","title":"Custom Air Refueling Patch Hat – Your Tanker, Your Receiver | Laser Engraved Leatherette","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYour tanker. 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A-10, F-16, F-35, B-52, HH-60, MH-47, C-17.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBoom or drogue\u003c\/strong\u003e — tell me which, and I'll cut it the way it actually connects.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eText\u003c\/strong\u003e — optional. Squadron name, call sign, or a line under the aircraft.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUpload a reference image\u003c\/strong\u003e — optional, but it's the fastest way to get the first proof right.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnce your order is placed, I'll build a digital proof and send it over for your approval before anything goes on the laser.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLaser-engraved premium leatherette patch — engraved, not printed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNo design fee\u003c\/strong\u003e — one digital proof is included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYour choice of hat — Richardson 112, 115, 169 or 326, Legacy Old Favorite Trucker, Legacy Relaxed Twill, or Flexfit 6277. Pick your color from the charts below.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdjustable fit — one size fits most (the Flexfit 6277 is fitted: choose S\/M or L\/XL)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade to order — allow 10–15 business days after you approve the proof, plus 5–8 business days transit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShips to APO\/FPO — about 10 days to most locations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade in Pennsylvania by a veteran-owned shop, one at a time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAccurate details mean a faster turnaround — the proof is built exactly as you describe it. If your combination won't work as artwork, or I need a detail from you to get it right, I'll reach out before anything gets engraved.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf the pair you want is one I've already drawn, it's faster off the shelf — \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/air-refueling-patch-hats\"\u003ehave a look through the air refueling patch hats first →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilt for boom operators, tanker crews, fighter and rescue aircrew, maintainers, and anybody who has watched the two airframes join up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOutfitting the whole squadron?\u003c\/strong\u003e 12+ hats are quoted directly. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/squadron-bulk-orders-1#bulk-request\"\u003eRequest a squadron quote →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Herky Bird Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67732663697772,"sku":"HBC-HAT-CUSTOM-AR","price":35.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/3579\/5308\/files\/IMG_5765_229c66a5-b96a-4a3b-aa3e-2da459dac087.jpg?v=1792116337"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/3579\/5308\/collections\/IMG_5764.jpg?v=1792115975","url":"https:\/\/herkybirdco.com\/collections\/air-refueling-patch-hats.oembed","provider":"Herky Bird Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}