Description: UP FOR SALE IS ONE FAMOUS "FLYING TIGERS" EMBROIDERED IRON-ON PATCH... HISTORY: THE FIRST AMERICAN VOLUNTEER GROUP (AVG) OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA AIR FORCE, NICKNAMED THE FLYING TIGERS" WAS FORMED TO HELP OPPOSE THE JAPANESE INVASION OF CHINA... OPERATING IN 1941-1942, IT WAS COMPOSED OF PILOTS FROM THE UNITED STATES ARMY AIR CORPS, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS, AND WAS COMMANDED BY CLAIRE LEE CHENAULT... THEIR CURTISS P-40B WARHAWK AIRCRAFT, MARKED WITH CHINESE COLORS, FLEW UNDER AMERICAN CONTROL... RECRUITED UNDER PRESIDENT FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT'S AUTHORITY BEFORE PEARL HARBOR, THEIR MISSION WAS TO BOMB JAPAN AND DEFEND THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA, BUT MANY DELAYS MEANT THE AVG FIRST FLEW IN COMBAT AFTER THE U.S. AND JAPAN DECLARED WAR... THIS PATCH IS FULL OF HISTORY AND IS STUNNING TO BOOT, BEING APPOINTED IN THE RICH AND VIBRANT COLORS OF RED, GOLD, ROYAL BLUE, TURQUOISE, WHITE AND COPPER...THEN FINISHED OFF WITH A BOLD AND SHINY BORDER OF SHINY RED... THE APPROXIMATE SIZE OF THIS STUNNING PATCH IS 3 3/16" ACROSS... A STUNNING FIND THAT'S FULL OF HISTORY... BEWARE: BEWARE OF “B” GRADE PATCHES BEING SOLD ON EBAY…I ONLY SELL FIRST GRADE PRODUCT IN MY STORE…A GREAT WAY OF TELLING A ”B” GRADE PATCH IS A PATCH THAT IS MUCH LOWER IN PRICE THAN OTHER COMPARABLE PATCHES…THREAD TENDS TO UNRAVEL AND DURABILITY IS COMPROMISED…
Price: 12.99 USD
Location: Chandler, Arizona
End Time: 2024-11-26T23:39:36.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
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Theme: Militaria
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
California Prop 65 Warning: NONE
