Flying Tigers
WWII China fighters
The Flying Tigers were American volunteer pilots who fought for China against Japan before the United States entered World War II.
Officially the 1st American Volunteer Group, they flew shark-faced P-40 fighters and became legendary for their combat record.
The name now evokes daring aerial combat and distinctive nose art.
My grandfather flew with the Flying Tigers.
Aircraft body paintings
- acesHighest-ranked cards
- wingmenSupportive companions in pursuit
- airmenMilitary aviation personnel
- KunmingYunnan's largest city
Rangoon · Burma · Chiang Kai-shek · mercenaries · combat missions · sorties · dogfights · insignia
Yunnan's largest city
- ChongqingChinese southwestern megacity
- YunnanSouthwestern Chinese province
- Burma RoadMountain highway to Kunming
- Japanese occupationForeign military governance period
Hawaiian military port attacked 1941
- Pacific TheaterWWII Asian-oceanic front
- Burma RoadMountain highway to Kunming
- air combatWarfare between aircraft
- aviation historyStudy of flight's development
RAF · wartime · 1941 · 1942 · interception · warbirds · military history · war effort
Admired courageous figures
- valorCourage in danger
- braveryBoldness before danger
- courageFortitude facing danger
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
legendary · veterans · commemorations · memorials · reunions · documentary · museum · aviation pioneers
Marine predator's bite tools
- camouflageConcealment through visual blending
- propellerRotating blades creating thrust
- cockpitPilot's control compartment
- machine gunsAutomatic rapid-fire firearms
nose art · radial engine · fuselage · wingspan · armament
nose art
Aircraft body paintings
Kunming · Rangoon · Burma · Chiang Kai-shek · mercenaries · combat missions · sorties · dogfights · insignia · AVG
Kunming
Yunnan's largest city
- ChongqingChinese southwestern megacity
- YunnanSouthwestern Chinese province
- Burma RoadMountain highway to Kunming
Pearl Harbor
Hawaiian military port attacked 1941
- Pacific TheaterWWII Asian-oceanic front
- Burma RoadMountain highway to Kunming
- air combatWarfare between aircraft
aviation history · RAF · wartime · 1941 · 1942 · interception · warbirds · military history · war effort · theater of operations
heroes
Admired courageous figures
sacrifice · legendary · veterans · commemorations · memorials · reunions · documentary · museum · aviation pioneers · decorated
shark teeth
Marine predator's bite tools
- camouflageConcealment through visual blending
- propellerRotating blades creating thrust
- cockpitPilot's control compartment
machine guns · nose art · radial engine · fuselage · wingspan · armament
- Squadronsfighter squadron, bomber squadron, naval squadron, rescue squadron, Tuskegee Airmen
- aviationaircraft, airports, airplane, airplanes, jets
- air warfareair strike, airstrike, bombing runs, air raid, dive bombing
- China WWIIChongqing, Burma Road, Chiang Kai-shek, Kuomintang, CCP
- CBI TheaterBurma Road, AVG, Irrawaddy, Mandalay, Rangoon
- USAAF fightersP-51 Mustang, fighter squadrons, fighter pilots, fighter aces, Tuskegee Airmen