Flying Tigers WWII Style Silk Blood Chit Flight Jacket Read What Is a Blood

Read What Is a Blood Chit

The AVG operated over China and Burma

“USN” perforated on front fly panel

Integrated sunglass holder on left chest pocket

including a cell phone pocket

Flying Tigers WWII Style Silk Blood Chit Flight Jacket Read What Is a BloodThe 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