One Flying tiger

[oose]

Hi all,

Shot for sale on ebay at the moment...

yours stu

 

[Chandler]

'cept it's 23rd FG, post Flying Tigers (or "real" Flying Tigers, that is...).

Chandler

 

[oose]

OK OK not quite a fling tiger but...(they have got one on there patch! )

here a few from the web, been sorting out my hard drive.

yours stu

 

[DJS48]

In the last "Flying Tiger" picture, I believe the pilot, second from the left is Tex Hill and I believe another original Flying Tiger to Hill's right?
Don

 

[tibor]

Hi Folks,

New around here. Just starting to get up to speed, reading mostly, but I've always been a fan of the AVG. The guys pictured are John Alison, Tex Hill, "Ajax" Baumler, and "Mack" Mitchell. Tex notes the pic was taken at Kunming in July, 1942. John Alison was with the 51st Fighter Group's 16th Fighter Squadron and he came over from Karachi on June 27th, 1942. Tex is the only original AVG in the pic.

 

[1911A1US]

Hello,folks I am new at the forum,GREAT pic`s,I see a few different fits on the A2s worn and the G1s,I know there probably are discussons here on this forum on the fit of the A2 or G1,drape of shoulders,length of sleeves,etc etc etc.I know that most fighter pilots were not big fellows,a relative of mine was with the 359th out of Wretham,there are some pics of him next to his P51"Hubert" on the Little friends UK web site.Most fighter pilots at that time as I read were not big chaps,140lbs appx 5 8" appx.The discussion on another site goes deeply into the proper A2 fit,but doesn`t it boil down to the persons overall bone structure,as no jacket was individually made for each human?Thanks Brian Burtner....

 

[1911A1US]

Nice photos,the one fellow is wearing a pair of camp moccasins....

 

[jacketimp]

flying tigers......are we talking AVGs...........14th aaf...........23rd fg?

 

[Chandler]

flying tigers......are we talking AVGs...........14th aaf...........23rd fg?

AVG were the Flying Tigers, anything after were mere pretenders to the throne!

Chandler

 

[Chandler]

I know that most fighter pilots were not big fellows,

Funny that this comes up in discussion about the Flying Tigers, as Tex Hill and R.T. Smith were both tall gents, probably destined for bombers, not fighters. Smith notes as much in his autobiography, saying he was afraid he wouldn't fit into the P-40 cockpit -- he did pretty well, though.

Chandler

 

[Chandler]

Hadn't noticed this before -- airman standing at the far right has cured his A-2 of any tunneling problems. Seen this "customization" in other period images too.

Chandler