Flying Tigers Line

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 company was started by Robert William Prescott.

The airline was named after the Flying Tigers fighter unit of World War II, officially the 1st American Volunteer Group. Ten former AVG pilots formed the Flying Tiger Line (originally called National Skyway Freight) after returning to the United States in 1945, using a small fleet of Budd Company C-93 Conestoga freighters purchased as war surplus from the United States Navy.

Flying Tigers Boeing 747-245F/SCD - Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris, France, April 29, 1981.

Flying Tigers Boeing 747-245F/SCD - Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris, France, September 21, 1980.

Flying Tigers McDonnell Douglas DC-8-73CF - Le Bourget Field, Paris, France, March 4, 1987.

Flying Tigers McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63CF - Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris, France, August 17, 1980.

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