Flying Tigers of the 14th Air Force Association
date: label: date made
content: n.d.
notes: label: Description
content: This is a patch of the “Flying Tigers” of the Fourteenth Air Force Association, an organization comprised of veterans who served in the Fourteenth Air Force during World War II. President Roosevelt established the Fourteenth Air Force by special order on 10 March 1943. Claire Chennault, who had formed the American Volunteer Group (AVG), the original “Flying Tigers,” received a promotion to Major General and assumed command. American civilian volunteer pilots made up this unit. Adopting “Flying Tigers” from the AVG, they were instrumental in the China-Burma-India theater. The organization conducted highly effective fighter and bomber operations.
label: Description
content: The patch’s predominant colors are blue and yellow, which are colors of the Air Force. According to online records, blue alludes to the sky and the primary theater of Air Force. Yellow refers to the sun and the excellence required of Air Force personnel. The tiger represents the unit’s heritage in China as the AVG during World War II. The wings on the tiger reflect the unit’s flight capabilities in peace and war. The star pierced red symbolized the devotion and sacrifice of all previous personnel of the unit.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Asian Pacific Americans
label: Subject
content: Asian Americans
label: Subject
content: Chinese Americans
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content: Work and Industry: Asian Pacific American Business
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2019.0268.23
label: accession number
content: 2019.0268
label: catalog number
content: 2019.0268.23
objectType: label: Object Name
content: patch
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: textile (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7.4 cm x 8.3 cm x .18 cm; 2 29/32 in x 3 9/32 in x 1/16 in