Re: Flying Tigers

["Les Hanson" <hanson@totalnetnh.net>]

Flying Tigers--Chennault--CATS--CIA--Air America

www.danford.net/clc.htm

Flying Tigers

www.afa.org/magazine/0699tigers.htm

Les                    ALogAirman

----- Original Message -----
From: "Donald McElfresh" <a0019874@airmail.net>
To: <KOREAN-WAR-L@raven.cc.ku.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 10:36 AM
Subject: Re: Flying Tigers


> Sorry. Forgot that the AF was still part of the Army then.
>
> Don
>
> "Daniel T. Fahey" wrote:
>
> > 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!
>