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Flying Tigers (a.k.a. Yank Over Singapore and Yanks Over the Burma Road) is a 1942 American black-and-white war film drama from Republic Pictures that was produced by Edmund Grainger, directed by David Miller, and stars John Wayne, John Carroll, and Anna Lee.
A Flying Tigers Memorial is located in the village of Zhijiang, Hunan Province, China and there is a museum dedicated exclusively to the Flying Tigers. The building is a steel and marble structure, with wide sweeping steps leading up to a platform with columns holding up the memorial's sweeping roof; on its back wall, etched in black marble ...
A Marine aviator with the Pacific fleet in 1941, Boyington joined the "Flying Tigers" (1st American Volunteer Group) of the Republic of China Air Force and saw combat in Burma in late 1941 and 1942 during the Second Sino-Japanese War. In September 1942, Boyington rejoined the Marine Corps.
Flying Tigers, a 1942 movie starring John Wayne; Flying Tiger (DC Comics), a DC comics character; Flying Tiger (Marvel Comics), a comic-book character; Flying Tigers, a 2011 album by heavy metal band White Wizzard; Flying Tigers, a fictional team of pilots in the comic series Buck Danny; Flying Tigers, a 1969 board wargame of aerial combat
China's Little Devils (aka Little Devils) is a 1945 war film, directed by Monta Bell and starring Harry Carey, Paul Kelly and "Ducky" Louie. It is one of a number of Hollywood films dealing with the exploits of the Flying Tigers that began with the Republic Pictures production Flying Tigers (1942).
This category is for the original Flying Tigers, active from December 20, 1940, to July 4, 1941, not for any later units which took the same nickname. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
In a modern context, the film has received a revival in interest as it is now considered one of the "classic" aviation films, primarily due to its aerial scenes, which were always considered one of its assets. [15] Along with Scott's role in telling the story of the Flying Tigers, God is My Co-Pilot is now considered to be more a historical record.
The aircraft became a RKO back lot relic, falling into worse repair during the 1940s until it was completely scrapped some time around 1950. The XC-12 miniature continued to be used in later feature films. [3] The aircraft was featured as a prop in Five Came Back (1939), The Flying Tigers (1942), [4] and Immortal Sergeant (1943).