Flying Tigers WWII Style Silk Blood Chit Flight Jacket 75" (63 cm)

75" (63 cm)

Sold in pairs — Made in USA

14th AAF Flying Tiger bullion patch on the left arm

and double buckle throat latch

Heavy-duty zipper cuffs

Flying Tigers WWII Style Silk Blood Chit Flight Jacket 75" (63 cm)The Flying Tigers blood chit was carried by pilots of the American Volunteer Group (AVG) civilian American aviators who flew P 40 Warhawks for the Chinese Air Force against Imperial Japan beginning in 1941, months before the United States officially entered WWII. The AVG operated over China and Burma, where downed pilots depended on Chinese civilian assistance to survive in Japanese controlled territory. The blood chit printed instructions in Chinese