V-22 Developmental Flight Test PVC Patch revolution The Death Rattlers — VMF(AW)-323's

The Death Rattlers — VMF(AW)-323's all-weather fighter identity that became VMFA-323

MCAS Cherry Point is the headquarters of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing and the hub of East Coast Marine fixed-wing and tiltrotor aviation

while attached detachments from heavy helicopter

and a 20mm cannon

The squadron's Marines specialized in the rapid construction and improvement of aviation operating surfaces

V-22 Developmental Flight Test PVC Patch revolution The Death Rattlers — VMF(AW)-323'sV 22 Developmental Flight Test PVC Patch V 22 Osprey Developmental Flight Test Program PVC Patch V 22 DFT testing the Osprey before the fleet flies it. This V 22 Developmental Flight Test (DFT) PVC patch represents the test pilots, flight test engineers, and support personnel who pushed the V 22 Osprey tiltrotor to its limits during developmental testing proving the aircraft's performance, safety, and combat capability before it entered fleet service.