Flying Tigers (disambiguation)
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The Flying Tigers
was the 1st American Volunteer Group (AVG) of the Chinese Air Force in 1941–1942.
Flying Tigers may also refer to:
Flying Tigers
The 1st American Volunteer Group of the Chinese Air Force in 1941–1942, famously nicknamed the Flying Tigers, was composed of pilots from the United States Army , Navy , and Marine Corps , recruited under presidential sanction and commanded by Claire Lee Chennault. The ground crew and headquarters...
was the 1st American Volunteer Group (AVG) of the Chinese Air Force in 1941–1942.
Flying Tigers may also refer to:
- U.S. Air Force 23d Fighter Group23d Fighter GroupThe 23d Fighter Group is a United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the 23d Wing and stationed at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia....
, which absorbed the 1st AVG- Any airmen of the 14th Air Force, which contained the 23d FG
- A fictional team of Flying Tigers in the Franco-Belgian comic series Buck DannyBuck DannyBuck Danny is a Franco-Belgian comics series about a military flying ace and his two sidekicks serving in the United States Navy or the United States Air Force. The series is noted for its realism both in the drawings and the descriptions of air force procedures as part of the storyline. In...
- Various law enforcement agencies and/or sub-units in the People's Republic of China, such as
- Beijing SWATBeijing SWATThe Beijing Special Weapons and Tactics Unit is a police unit in the People's Republic of China that deals with incidents beyond the capabilities of normal patrol officers such as hostage situations, high risk warrants and riot control...
Unit's Helicopter Unit - Guangzhou's Special Police UnitSpecial Police UnitSpecial Police Units are SWAT units of the Chinese People's Armed Police at the provincial and municipal level...
- Hong Kong Police ForceHong Kong Police ForceThe Hong Kong Police Force is the largest disciplined service under the Security Bureau of Hong Kong. It is the world's second, and Asia's first, police agency to operate with a modern policing system. It was formed on 1 May 1844, with a strength of 32 officers...
's Special Duties UnitSpecial Duties UnitThe Special Duties Unit is an elite paramilitary tactical unit of the Hong Kong Police Force. Established in July 1974, it is a sub-division of the Police Tactical Unit...
- Beijing SWAT
- Flying Tiger LineFlying Tiger LineFlying Tiger Line, also known as Flying Tigers, was the first scheduled cargo airline in the United States and a major military charter operator during the Cold War era for both cargo and personnel .- History :...
, a cargo airline - The 102 Squadron IAF102 Squadron IAFThe 102 Squadron of the Israeli Air Force, also known as the Flying Tiger Squadron, operated A-4H Skyhawk fighters and now operates A-4N at Hatzerim Israeli Air Force Base in the Negev near Beersheba. It was formed in August 1967 when Israel received new A-4s to replace the aging Dassault Mystere...
of Israeli Air Force - U.S. Marine Corps Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361HMH-361Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361 is a United States Marine Corps helicopter squadron consisting of CH-53E Super Stallion transport helicopters...
- U.S. Marine Corps Medium Helicopter Squadron 262HMM-262Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 is a United States Marine Corps helicopter squadron consisting of CH-46E Sea Knight transport helicopters...
- U.S. Army 2/229th Aviation Regiment "Flying Tigers"2/229th Aviation Regiment "Flying Tigers"The 2/229th Avn Regt "Flying Tigers" is the only United States Army Attack Helicopter unit in history to have captured enemy troops. During Desert Storm the 2/229th Avn Regt captured 476 enemy combatants...
- Flying Tigers (film)Flying Tigers (film)Flying Tigers is a 1942 black-and-white war film, starring John Wayne and John Carroll as mercenary fighter pilots fighting the Japanese in China prior to the U.S. entry into World War II....
, a 1942 movie starring John Wayne - Lakeland Flying Tigers, a minor league affiliate of the Detroit Tigers
- Flying Tigers (video game)
- Flying Tiger (Marvel Comics)Flying Tiger (Marvel Comics)Flying Tiger is a fictional Marvel Comics supervillain.-Publication history:Flying Tiger first appeared in Spider-Woman #40 , and was created by Chris Claremont and Steve Leialoha....
, a comic-book character - Flying Tigers (White Wizzard album)Flying Tigers (White Wizzard album)-Personnel:*Wyatt "The Screamin' Demon" Anderson - Vocals*Jon Leon - Guitar/Bass*Giovanni Durst - Drums...