Tex Hill honored by 8-229th Flying Tigers, at Fort Knox. Row 1, l to r: Tex arriving at Fort Knox; LTs listening to Tex; Passing the flag; With 2nd Pursuit Bravo Co.; With his Apache; Signing the Apache. Row 2: Flying Tigers listening to their mentor; Lunch w/ Sgt...
PHOTO: Fred Losch, left, and Dick Rossi, right, stand by their hall of fame plaques at the Fallbrook Air Park. The pair are the first inductees to the Fallbrook Aviation Hall of Fame. FROM THE PACIFIC FLYER MAGAZINE: Two famous World War II aviators were inducted into...
Oct 18-21, 2012 – AVG Reunion, Columbus, GA Four of the surviving AVG members attended. The Tigers were honored at a Basic Training Graduation at Parade Field at Fort Benning GA. They were given an extensive tour of the National Infantry Museum, presented with...
OUR FABULOUS TRIP TO CHINA August 30, 2005 to September 16, 2005 by Lydia Rossi Chapter One What has happened in the last ten years in China? Who could have predicted that the name “Flying Tigers” would be more famous in China than it has ever been in the...
Sept 1-5, 2011 – AVG Reunion, Cleveland, OH The Tigers were honored at the Cleveland National Air Show. A delegation from the Thunderbirds, the Air Force aerial demonstration team, greeted the 4 Tigers in attendance. We enjoyed a Chinese dinner at the Bo...
June 2-6, 2010 – AVG Reunion, Las Vegas, NV Four of the surviving AVG members attended. General Chennault’s daughter, Rosemary Simrall, and his granddaughter, Nell Calloway, also attended. The Tigers were met by Gen. Handy and honored with an extensive...
