United States Air Force Academy in El Paso County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Flying Tigers

China Air Task Force • Fourteenth Air Force

— China WWII • 1942 - 1945 —

<i>Flying Tigers</i> Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020

1. Flying Tigers Marker

Inscription. May remembered efforts to liberate the oppressed
Give hope to those threatened by the yoke of tyranny....
In remembrance of those who so valiantly served that other be free....
May their sacrifices be an inspiration to all who cherish freedom.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II.

Location. 39° 0.978′ N, 104° 51.3′ W. Marker is in United States Air Force Academy, Colorado, in El Paso County. Marker is in the United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, on Parade Loop west of Stadium Boulevard, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: USAF Academy CO 80840, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 11th Air Force (here, next to this marker); 21st Bombardment Squadron (H) (here, next to this marker); 11^th Fighter Squadron (here, next to this marker); 344th Fighter Squadron (here, next to this marker); 73rd Bomb Squadron (M) (here, next to this marker); 10th Emergency Rescue Boat Squadron (here, next to this marker); 18th Pursuit and Fighter Squadron (here, next to this marker); 54th Fighter Group (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in United States Air Force Academy.

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Also see . . .
1. 14th AF Units. CBI Order of Battle website entry (Submitted on December 26, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

2. The AVG Flying Tigers Association. Official website homepage (Submitted on December 26, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

3. American Volunteer Group: Claire L. Chennault and the Flying Tigers. Historynet website entry (Submitted on December 26, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed By Mark Hilton, September 3, 2023

2. Flying Tigers Marker

Left panel, bottom row, 4th from left.

<i>Flying Tigers</i> Marker on Memorial Wall image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020

3. Flying Tigers Marker on Memorial Wall

Marker is on the back (northeast) side of this Memorial Wall, not pictured

Flying Tigers P-40 image. Click for full size.

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4. Flying Tigers P-40

Last of the legendary World War II Flying Tigers dies image. Click for more information.

via Warbird News, 2016

5. Last of the legendary World War II Flying Tigers dies

Frank Losonsky, who joined the First American Volunteer Group in May 1941, passed away from natural causes at the age of 99.
U.S. Air Force website entry
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Credits. This page was last revised on September 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 26, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 189 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 26, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on September 10, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 3. submitted on December 26, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 4. submitted on January 5, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 5. submitted on July 31, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.