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  • Robert Lee Scott, Jr. (Brig. General)

    Robert Lee Scott, Jr. (Brig. General)

    Ground attack expert: The Flying Tiger Ace with a flair for adventure Lying about being an experienced B-17 pilot, he learned to fly one on his way to Africa so he could join the Flying Tigers. Once in Burma, he...

  • Charles Older “The Judge”

    Charles Older “The Judge”

    Flying Tiger Ace lawyer who became a Judge Charles Older shot down 10 Japanese fighters over China and was the only Flying Tiger to serve in the Korean war flying B-26 Invaders. Being a lawyer at the time of his...

  • David Lee “Tex” Hill

    David Lee “Tex” Hill

    Flying Tiger AVG triple ace and son of missionaries to Korea Tex the Tiger left burning wreckage all across the Orient In charge of a squadron (called Panda Bears) of the Flying Tigers, Tex Hill shot down 12 Japanese fighters...

  • Gregory “Pappy” Boyington

    Gregory “Pappy” Boyington

    Tiger Ace of the AVG, Medal Of Honor winner, Scourge of the South Seas Gregory Boyington first fought with the AVG (Flying Tigers) in Asia and became an ace after downing 6 Japanese aircraft there. When the seven month deployment...

  • THE FLYING TIGERS (AVG)

    THE FLYING TIGERS (AVG)

    In 7 months they changed history This is the beginning of a week of Flying Tigers or the American Volunteer Group, a bunch of American Mercs who took the war to Japan’s doorstep and hammered them with outdated equipment, gasoline...

  • Carlton B. Hutchins and the PBY’s

    Carlton B. Hutchins and the PBY’s

    Lieutenant Hutchins Medal of Honor for flying a burning plane till he died Carlton B. Hutchins was flying his PBY Catalina on a training exercise when it was struck by a fellow PBY. Mortally wounded and the plane burning, he...