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Flying Tigers and Buffalos by Stan Stokes. - Cranston Military Prints

Flying Tigers and Buffalos by Stan Stokes.

Flying Tigers and Buffalos by Stan Stokes.

Claire Chennaults American Volunteer Group (Flying Tigers) continue to capture the imagination and interest of aviation history buffs more than fifty years after they flew combat missions for the Chinese Air Force. Composed of about ninety pilots and another 200 ground support personnel, the Tigers arrived in China in mid-1941. Flying Curtiss P-40s which had been rerouted from Britain to China, the Tigers flew from December of 1941 until mid-1942. Engaging a numerically superior Japanese force over a very wide front, the AVG was officially credited with downing 299 Japanese aircraft in aerial combat, and an additional 240 aircraft destroyed during ground attack missions. The Flying Tigers slowed the Japanese conquest in China, and caused Japan to focus more resources on this theater of operations than they had planned. Charles R. Bond was Vice Squadron Leader for the AVGs 1 Pursuit Squadron, the Adam and Eves. Bond was born in Dallas, Texas in 1915. He joined the Texas National Guard, and was commissioned following aviation cadet training in 1939. Bond joined the AVG in September of 194 1. The bulk of his aerial combat took place over Burma, and he was credited with downing three Japanese aircraft on one mission over Ragoon to become an ace. Charlie rejoined the USAAF in 1942. He earned a degree in Management Engineering from Texas A&M University, and he retired from the USAF in 1968 with the rank of Major General. Carl K. Brown, a 1 Pursuit Squadron Flight Leader, was born in 1917, and joined the USN as an aviation cadet in 1939 after attending Michigan State University. He was assigned to a Torpedo squadron initially based on the USS Saratoga. Brown joined the AVG in mid- 194 1. Brown volunteered to fly night patrols over Toungoo, Burma. Following the disbandment of the AVG in 1942, Carl continued to fly with the CNAC until 1945. Following the War, Brown was involved for a while with the upstart Flying Tigers Airline. He later would attend medical school, graduating from USC in 1952. He had a lengthy career as a doctor specializing in neurology and anaesthetics. Camille Joe Rosbert, a I Pursuit Squadron Flight Leader, was born in Philadelphia in 1917. He graduated summa cum laude from Villanova University, and joined the USN as an aviation cadet. He was awarded his naval aviator wings and his commission at Pensacola in 1940. He became a commander of a PBY, but decided to join the AVG in hopes of becoming a fighter pilot. Rosbert became an ace on June 12, 1942 when he downed a pair of Japanese bombers. Following the War, Rosbert joined eight other AVG pilots in forming the Flying Tiger Airline. Later he joined Claire Chennault with his newly formed Civil Air Transport. Rosbert and his wife spent more than a decade operating a hotel in Spain before returning to the States in 1972. John R. Dick Rossi, a Flight Leader with the I Pursuit Squadron, was born in Placerville, California in 1915. He attended the University of California at Berkley prior to joining the Navy in 1939. He left the Navy in 1941 to join the AVG. He became an ace with the AVG, and remained in China for the balance of the war flying more than 700 missions over the hump. Since the end of the War, s been involved in a number of aviation-related undertakings. He currently serves as President of the Flying Tigers Association.

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Size 22 inches x 18 inches (56cm x 46cm)

Brown, Carl
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Died : 2017
Carl Brown (deceased)
Brown was born in 1917 in Michigan, and joined the Navy in 1939. He was assigned to a torpedo squadron and served aboard the carrier Saratoga. During this time, he joined the AVG, which proved providential, as his entire squadron was lost shortly thereafter at Midway. Assigned to the Adam and Eves squadron, Brown was one of the few who volunteered to fly night patrol shortly after tlie attack on Pearl Harbor. Carl recounts this as a 'rather heart-pounding. experience; we'd never employed
Signature Value : £40
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Rosbert, Joe
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Died : 2007
Joe Rosbert (deceased)
Part of the American Volunteer Group. Joe Rosbert died 7th January 2007.
Signature Value : £45
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Rossi, Dick

Died : 2008
Flight Leader Dick Rossi (deceased)
Dick Rossi was born in 1915 in Placerville, California. He entered the Navy for flight training in the fall of 1939 and soon became a Flight Instructor at Pensacola. Dick responded to the allure of adventure and resigned his Navy commission in 1941 to join the AVG. Serving with the First Pursuit Adam & Eves squadron, he engaged in his first combat mission over Burma in January 1942. Most of his missions were flown over Rangoon, although he was also assigned detached duty for the 2nd and 3rd squa
Signature Value : £65
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Bond, Charles R

Died : 2009
Gen. Charles R. Bond (deceased)
Bond was born in 1915 in Dallas, Texas. His military career began in the Texas National Guard, and he was commissioned in 1939 at Randolph Field, Texas. His first assignment was flying B-17s based at Langley Field, Virginia. During this period, he participated in one of the first good-will flights to South America in 1939. After joining the AVG, he was assigned to the Adam & Eves, and recalls being the first to introduce the painted shark mouth motif on AVG P-40s. One of the Tigers great aces, h
Signature Value : £55
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Carl Brown (deceased) Died : 2017 Signature Value : £40 Editions signed : Signed limited edition of 500 prints.*	Brown, Carl (Carl Brown (deceased)) Brown was born in 1917 in Michigan, and joined the Navy in 1939. He was assigned to a torpedo squadron and served aboard the carrier Saratoga. During this time, he joined the AVG, which proved providential, as his entire squadron was lost shortly thereafter at Midway. Assigned to the Adam and Eves squadron, Brown was one of the few who volunteered to fly night patrol shortly after tlie attack on Pearl Harbor. Carl recounts this as a 'rather heart-pounding. experience; we'd never employed the P-40 at night, and they had no (exhaust stack) flame suppressors or flame guards. When you went to take off all of a sudden it was like looking into a blast furnace-you couldnt see a damn thing ...like flying into the Sun.' Carl was involved in the AVGs first combat experience in December 41, and flew in many notable missions, including the harrowing experience stopping the Japanese in the Salween Gorge, when he recalls pilot Bob Littles plane tragically exploding just 40 feet from his wing. After his AVG days, Carl flew for CNAC until 1945. After the war, he entered pre-med in Los Angeles, and flew for the newly-formed Flying Tiger Air Line. Carl then began a successful medical career, specializing in neurology and anesthetics. Throughout the 90s, Dr. Brown had the unique distinction of being the doctor at the Corcoran State Penitentiary in California, the state which he's called home for many years. Sadly Carl would pass away on the 8th of September 2017.
Joe Rosbert (deceased) Died : 2007 Signature Value : £45 Editions signed : Signed limited edition of 500 prints.*	Rosbert, Joe (Joe Rosbert (deceased)) Part of the American Volunteer Group. Joe Rosbert died 7th January 2007.
Flight Leader Dick Rossi (deceased) Died : 2008 Signature Value : £65 Editions signed : Signed limited edition of 500 prints.*	Rossi, Dick (Flight Leader Dick Rossi (deceased)) Dick Rossi was born in 1915 in Placerville, California. He entered the Navy for flight training in the fall of 1939 and soon became a Flight Instructor at Pensacola. Dick responded to the allure of adventure and resigned his Navy commission in 1941 to join the AVG. Serving with the First Pursuit Adam & Eves squadron, he engaged in his first combat mission over Burma in January 1942. Most of his missions were flown over Rangoon, although he was also assigned detached duty for the 2nd and 3rd squadrons as well, serving under all three AVG squadron commanders. His last AVG mission was flown over the East China front in July 1942, by which time he had achieved an official tally of 6.25 confirmed kills. After the AVG, Dick flew for CNAC and spent much of the remainder of the war flying critical supplies over The Hump. By wars end, he had flown this perilous route over 735 times. Since the war, Dick Rossi has been involved in many various aspects of aviation and has carried on the AVG legacy, speaking worldwide and serving many years as President of the Flying Tigers Association. He died April 17th 2008.
Gen. Charles R. Bond (deceased) Died : 2009 Signature Value : £55 Editions signed : Signed limited edition of 500 prints.*	Bond, Charles R (Gen. Charles R. Bond (deceased)) Bond was born in 1915 in Dallas, Texas. His military career began in the Texas National Guard, and he was commissioned in 1939 at Randolph Field, Texas. His first assignment was flying B-17s based at Langley Field, Virginia. During this period, he participated in one of the first good-will flights to South America in 1939. After joining the AVG, he was assigned to the Adam & Eves, and recalls being the first to introduce the painted shark mouth motif on AVG P-40s. One of the Tigers great aces, he was credited with shooting down three Japanese aircraft in one mission in the defense of Rangoon. While serving with the AVG, Bond was shot down twice, and was ultimately credited with 8.77 victories. In 1942, Barld rejoined the U.S. Army Air Corps and began teaching combat skills to new pilots. A year later he served as an Ambassadors aide in the U.S. Military Mission to the U.S.S.R. in Moscow. In 1949, Bond graduated from Texas A&M with a degree in Management Engineering. He then completed nearly 20 years in military leadersnip positions throughout the United States, Europe and Far East. After serving as Commander 12th Air Force, USAF, he retired with at the rank of Maj. General in 1968. Sadly, Charles Bond passed away on 18th August 2009.

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