Flying Tigers WWII Style Silk Blood Chit colors The European escape map lining

The European escape map lining references the survival tool carried by Allied pilots forced down over occupied Europe

Red nylon Oxford liner + leather-framed neck label

DIVIDED WE FALL"

Korean War blood chit — UN forces aircrew

The Hellcat’s cowhide weight and construction follows the current US Navy contract material standard

Flying Tigers WWII Style Silk Blood Chit colors The European escape map liningThe 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