Re: 425th Squadron, 308th Group, Flying Tigers
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Re: 425th Squadron, 308th Group, Flying Tigers
Cheryl Ketcham 1/15/05
Cheryl, I may be way off base here, but you may be wrong in identifyng this group as members of the Flying Tigers.
As I recall it, there were two fighter squadrons organized by General Claire Chennault in the period 1941/2.They became known as the Flyig Tigers, and their aircraft were decorated with a shark toothed flying tiger logo.
They flew Curtiss-Wright P-40s, usually from Chinese bases, against Japanese targets,and with great success.
These crews were all American volunteers, actually under contract to the Chinese government.
In 1943, Chennault became CO of the newly created
14th US (Volunteer) AAF in China. Some of his original group signed on with the AVG-AAF, while a number opted out.
I have a book entitled DING HAO, America's Air War in China, 1937-1945 (Wanda Cornelius and Thayne Short, Peligan Publishing Co., Gretna, LA., 1980), which includes a roster of personnel under American Volunteer Group.
This lists:
Squadron Leaders, Flight Leaders, Wingmen, Surgeons,
Crew Chiefs, Armourers and Communications staff.
None of the men you mention are included in these rosters.
That is not to say that they weren't in C-B-I, just that I really don't think they were Tigers.
Like Dave, I found some listed at
As I said before, I may be off track on this.It may be that the designation did carry over to the time Bomb Groups were added as 14th AAF, I don't know.
At least it is more grist for the mill.
Good luck in your quest
Louie F. Turner.
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Cheryl Ketcham 1/16/05
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David R. Berry 1/16/05
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Louie FranklinTurner 1/16/05
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Cheryl Ketcham 1/17/05
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Cheryl Ketcham 9/12/07
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Louie FranklinTurner 1/16/05
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