RE: Flying Tigers

["Daniel T. Fahey" <DanFahey@DanSources.com>]

Yes. the Tigers did not go into the USAF.. They went inot the USAAF.
They were in operation for about two years. Only 8 months combat.
Technically from December 1941 to end of July 1942.

There was a few months transition as the CATF...

Dan


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-KOREAN-WAR-L@raven.cc.ku.edu
[mailto:owner-KOREAN-WAR-L@raven.cc.ku.edu]On Behalf Of Donald McElfresh
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 2:07 AM
To: KOREAN-WAR-L@raven.cc.ku.edu
Subject: Re: Flying Tigers


Not all the Tigers went into the USAF.  The real Tigers were the six month
AVG, weren't they?

Don

James Small wrote:

> At 09:12 PM 1/29/02 -0800, Love Shack wrote:
> >  They were supplied up to 1949 with P51 Mustangs and P40N Warhawks.
> >and maybe a few P38 Lightnings from the 23rd Airforce in CBI during WW2.
>
> Dan
>
> There is no "23rd Airforce".  The American Volunteer Group -- the true
> "Flying Tigers" -- became the 23rd Fighter Group which, in World War Two,
> served under the 14th Air Force in China.
>
> Marc
>
> msmall@roanoke.infi.net  FAX:  +276/343-7315
> Cha robh bąs fir gun ghrąs fir!