VX-5 VAMPIRES US NAVY PLAQUE 1973 NAVAL WEAPONS CHINA LAKE Original I had it professionally taken

I had it professionally taken apart and remounted because it was dusty inside

080 tons of shipping

33 inches by 8 1/2 inches

Board measures 22 1/4 by 18 1/2

VX-5 VAMPIRES US NAVY PLAQUE 1973 NAVAL WEAPONS CHINA LAKE Original I had it professionally takenU. S. Navy VX 5 Vampires Air Development Squadron plaque with heavy 3D brass squadron emblem depicting a vampire bat hanging upside down, emitting sonar waves, with a moon and a sun, lightning bolts and flames. Dated 1971 1973. Issued to Chief Warrant Office Maury Sanchez. The VX 5 Vampire Squadron, initially stationed at Naval Air Station Moffett Field in 1951 and then relocated to the Naval Weapons Center China Lake in 1956 was responsible for