Flying Tiger Line Socks
Description: Flying 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 (the latter with leased aircraft). The company was started by Robert William Prescott on the grounds of Los Angeles International Airport in Westchester, Los Angeles, California. The airline was named after the Flying Tigers fighter unit of World War II, officially the 1st American Volunteer Group. Ten former AVG pilots, after returning to the United States in 1945, formed the Flying Tiger Line established in June 1945 as National Freight Service using a small fleet of 14 Budd Conestoga freighters purchased as war surplus.
Description: Flying 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 (the latter with leased aircraft). The company was started by Robert William Prescott on the grounds of Los Angeles International Airport in Westchester, Los Angeles, California. The airline was named after the Flying Tigers fighter unit of World War II, officially the 1st American Volunteer Group. Ten former AVG pilots, after returning to the United States in 1945
Description: Flying 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 (the latter with leased aircraft). The company was started by Robert William Prescott on the grounds of Los Angeles International Airport in Westchester, Los Angeles, California. The airline was named after the Flying Tigers fighter unit of World War II, officially the 1st American Volunteer Group. Ten former AVG pilots, after returning to the United States in 1945, formed the Flying Tiger Line established in June 1945 as National Freight Service using a small fleet of 14 Budd Conestoga freighters purchased as war surplus.
Description: Flying Tiger Line, also known as Flying Tigers, made history as the first scheduled cargo airline in the United States. A powerhouse in military charters during the Cold War, it specialized in transporting both cargo and personnel with leased aircraft. Founded in 1945 by aviation pioneer Robert William Prescott, the airline emerged at Los Angeles International Airport in Westchester, California. Its name honors the legendary Flying Tigers fighter unit from World War II—officially the 1st American Volunteer Group (AVG). In June 1945, ten former AVG pilots returned to the U.S. and established Flying Tiger Line under the name National Freight Service, launching operations with 14 Budd Conestoga freighters acquired as war surplus.
Description: Happy Tiger Records was an independent American record label that was owned by the Flying Tiger Line air freight company. Happy Tiger operated from 1969 to 1971. During this time the label produced more than two dozen albums by Count Basie, Mason Proffit, Red Rhodes, Priscilla Paris, Paul Kelly, and the Anita Kerr Singers. They released two albums by the post-Van Morrison Them band.
