FLYING TIGERS- Signed-35 signatures -autographs-AVG-CBI- WW2-CHINA-1st-ed-1981

When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.

FLYING TIGERS- Signed-35 signatures -autographs-AVG-CBI- WW2-CHINA-1st-ed-1981:
$2500.00

This is simply the most amazing collection of AVG FLYING TIGERS- The most famous fighter pilots and crew in History ! The saviors of CHINA. This great book by Larry Pistole is simply very good. But ! On the inside cover are 35 AVG autographs. 14 fighter pilots ! The TOP 3 ACES of a total of 6 Aces. ( Ed Rector should be included-but only had 4.75 air-to-air kills- officially ) These pilots were awarded confirmed air to air kills. But in reality shot down, many , many more !............There are 14 pilots signatures, 19 armorers, propeller specialists, crew chiefs, clerk-operations,administration, and line chiefs. one signature is of \"Red\"Foster Petach.AVG Nurse and wife of flight leader John Petach. and 1unidentifiable signature.Plus the author has also signed the book on the title page.Listed below are the names. Chuck Older- 10 kills \"Twisty\" Bent-clerk of operations Dick Rossi- 6 kills Ed Stiles- crew chief RT Smith- 8.9 kills- flight leader Ed McClure-crew chief \"Tex\" Hill- 10.25 kills-squadron leader Jim Poshefko-armorer Bob Neale- 13 kills-squadron leader W.E.Schaper- crew chief Ed Rector- 4.75 kills-flight leader Rode Rodewald- armorer Robert \"Bus\" Keaton- 2 kills-wing man J.J. Harrington- line chief Parker Dupouy 3.5 kills-flight leader Paul Perry- Armorer R.J. Raine- 3.2-kills wing man Wayne Ricks- propeller specialist KenJernstedt - 3.0 kills flight leader \"Burma Bob\" Locke- propeller specialist C.K. Brown- 0 flight leader Al Kaelin- clerk-administrator C.D. Mott 0 flight leader Ed Janski- Propeller mechanic PaulGreene- 2-kills wing man Leo Clouthier- clerk of operations Bob layher- .33 kill - wingman L.R. richards MD- flight surgeon Steve Kustay- armorer Jesse R. Crookshanks- crew chief Irv Stolet- crew chief Rich Richardson-communications and one signature indecipherable.................. So there are 34 signatures of the AVG Flying tigers- plus Emma Jane \"Red\"( Foster Petach) Hanks- Registered Nurse for the AVG..............an amazing group of the \"Fei Weing\" ( Chinese for Flying Tigers )...........probably the most famous group of pilots and back up crew in the world, created by Claire Chennault to fight the Japanese in South East Asia. DING HAO ! ..............1981 First Edition.