548th Bomb squadron patch, on canvas. Was this intended for use on an A2?

[Maj.Nick Danger]

Once again I must ask the more knowledgable members in the lounge about this little gem I picked up in my travels today. 385th Bomb Group, 548th Squadron, flying out of Great Ashfield, England.
It is 6 and 1/2 by 4 inches, ink (?) printed on a kind of canvas or twill material.Definately treated with something as it has a sort of snap to it like heavy paper. It doesn't have a cloth feel.
Was this the standard type patch that was applied to an A2 jacket? I was under the impression that such unit patches would have been made of more durable leather, as opposed to cloth.
Also, this seems to be different from others I have seen online in that it incorporates the insignia from American aircraft wings in it's design, as opposed to a simple circular design.
Thanks in advance for any info you can provide on this.

 

[jeep44]

That is my Dad's old 8th AAF group-385th BG,548th BS. He has two squadron patches,one on his A2,and another unused one in his scrapbook. Both are circular,with just the image of Bugs Bunny riding the bomb-they do not have the national insignia behind them. Both patches are on a fabric like canvas,and not leather. Interestingly,he had the same patch painted directly on his M41 jacket.

 

[Maj.Nick Danger]

After a little bit of investigating online, I found that this type of patch was maybe fairly common as they were easier to produce. It's silk screened
(7 colors!) so was probably part of a larger sheet. I believe these were made by RKO, not sure about that. Nicely detailed, although they probably did not withstand the ravages of time as well as a leather or embroidered patch would. So maybe these are a bit rare now?