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After the unit was disbanded, Bolster and other Tigers pilots joined the China National Aviation Corporation, flying supplies over the Hump from India to China. [5] Bond, Charles: 7 [8] [11] 8.77 [4] He was the first Flying Tiger to paint a shark's mouth on the nose of his airplane. Boyington, Gregory "Pappy" 2 [4] 3.5 [4]
David Lee "Tex" Hill (July 13, 1915 – October 11, 2007) was an American fighter pilot and triple flying ace.He is credited with 12 + 1 ⁄ 4 victories as a squadron leader with the Flying Tigers and another six as an officer in the United States Army Air Corps in World War II.
Robert H. Neale Flying Tigers Collection at The Museum of Flight Digital Collections "Flying Tigers In Burma", 30 March 1942 Life magazine article, including numerous photographs; The short film The Air Force Story – The Drawing of the Battle Lines, December 1941 – April 1942 (1953) is available for free viewing and download at the Internet ...
With the support of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in 1941 Chennault recruited about 100 American pilots and 200 support crew to the Flying Tigers program, with China paying for their salaries ...
Robert Tharp (R.T.) Smith (February 23, 1918 – August 21, 1995) was an American World War II fighter pilot and ace, credited with 8.7, 8.9 or 9 Japanese aircraft while fighting with the American Volunteer Group (Flying Tigers).
A Hawk 87A-3 (Kittyhawk Mk IA) serial number AK987, in a USAAF 23d Fighter Group (the former "Flying Tigers") paint scheme, at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. CAMCO had been selected in April 1941 to be the front for the AVG, as a way to get round the neutrality laws. CAMCO then formed an agreement with the Chinese ...
As the commander of the Chinese Air Force flight training school at Yunnanyi , west of Kunming, Chennault also made a great contribution by training a new generation of Chinese fighter pilots. The Flying Tigers were formally incorporated into the United States Army Air Forces in 1942.
Allegiant Air pilots have overwhelmingly voted to authorize union leaders to strike. The vote last week was supported by more than 97% of Allegiant pilots represented by Teamsters Local 2118.