American Volunteer Group Flying Tigers Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a circa early to mid-1960s 3rd Issue, Type 1 Logo pilot tie bar pin for the Flying Tiger Line, which began in 1945 as the first commercial air cargo company in the US and was later a military charter outfit until 198The logo is a wheel...

ARTIFACT: This is a fabulous, huge Flying Tiger Line flight suit back patch from the early 1950s. Flying Tiger Line began in 1945 as the first commercial air cargo company in the US and later became military charter outfit until 198The patch is edged and...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful 1960's belt buckle for the Flying Tiger Line, which began in 1945 as the first commercial air cargo company in the US and was later a military charter outfit until 198The center displays a 3rd issue wing logo design, a wheel...

ARTIFACT: This is a great old circa early 1950s airline uniform tie clip for the Flying Tiger Line, which began in 1945 as the first commercial air cargo company in the US and was later a military charter outfit until 198The clip has the "shark mouth"...

ARTIFACT: Scarce 1980's Flying Tigers Line 5th Issue Flight Attendant Wing, Private Purchase Variation. The center shows the company's logo, a nicely detailed tiger's head against a background of black enamel and is centered between stylized wings...

ARTIFACT: This is an iconic and rare circa 1961 Flying Tiger Line 15 year service pin in 10K gold by Balfour. The service pin shows the airline's emblem, the nose of a stylized Flying Tiger aircraft with a small faceted emerald stone in its 'mouth'...

ARTIFACT: Iconic 1950's Flying Tiger Line 10 year service pin in 10K gold by Balfour. The service pin shows the airline's emblem, the nose of a stylized Flying Tiger aircraft with a small faceted blue stone in 'its mouth'. Across the top it reads: "TEN...

ARTIFACT: 1970's Flying Tiger Line deck of cards by the United States Playing Card Co. in Cincinnati, Ohio. The deck is lightly used with most of the original plastic wrap intact and is a full deck of 52, plus two Jokers. The front of the deck features a...

ARTIFACT: This is an extremely Rare Handmade multi-peice lether AVG-Type Chinese Blood Chit Ca. Early-Mid 1942. This example is even more scarce in the smaller size and is in worn & solied "been there" condition. This variation is as shown on...

ARTIFACT: This is an Extremely rare handmade AVG-type Chinese Blood Chit circa early-mid 194This example is even more scarce in the smaller size and is in excellent, unsewn condition. This variation is as shown on page 25 of Robert E. Baldwin's "Behind...

ARTIFACT: 7x9" black and white Associated Press photo of three P-40s in formation (53, 13, 59). Original credits present but detached. Grainy image (most likely from being enlarged). 1st Pursuit Squadron emblem identifiable on p-40 #13.Artifacts...

ARTIFACT: RARE 8x10 period hand-colored black and white photograph of three 3rd Squadron Aces around the cockpit of a P-40 (one seated in). Details slightly fuzzy (from being enlarged), but pilots are wearing flight jackets. 3rd Sq. emblem partially...