Flying Tigers Companion: Vickers Vildebeest
Some planes just can’t catch a break. Aviation history is littered with aircraft that beat or matched some other aircraft on paper, but in reality,… Read More »Flying Tigers Companion: Vickers Vildebeest
Some planes just can’t catch a break. Aviation history is littered with aircraft that beat or matched some other aircraft on paper, but in reality,… Read More »Flying Tigers Companion: Vickers Vildebeest
Some planes just can’t catch a break. Aviation history is littered with aircraft that beat or matched some other aircraft on paper, but in reality,… Read More »Flying Tigers Companion: Vickers Vildebeest
In December 1942, the first attempt by British forces to retake Burma from the Japanese began with the attempted invasion of Akyab. An island containing… Read More »Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China, Mission Seven – Lucky Day Akyab
In December 1942, the first attempt by British forces to retake Burma from the Japanese began with the attempted invasion of Akyab. An island containing… Read More »Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China, Mission Seven – Lucky Day Akyab
Not a lot of historical details for this mission, though it is at least somewhat representative of the kinds of patrols the AVG would fly,… Read More »Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China Mission Six – Train To Nowhere
Not a lot of historical details for this mission, though it is at least somewhat representative of the kinds of patrols the AVG would fly,… Read More »Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China Mission Six – Train To Nowhere
Continuing the deep dive into aircraft featured in Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China, today we come to the second aircraft featured in the opening mission… Read More »Flying Tigers Companion: Westland Lysander
Continuing the deep dive into aircraft featured in Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China, today we come to the second aircraft featured in the opening mission… Read More »Flying Tigers Companion: Westland Lysander
Twelve days after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the American Volunteer Group got their first taste of combat. Ten unescorted Kawasaki Ki-48 “Lily” bombers… Read More »Let’s Play Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China Mission Two
In conjunction with my Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China video series, I thought it would be fun to dig a little deeper into the history… Read More »Flying Tigers Companion: Curtiss P-40 Warhawk