1919's version of an audiobook for kids: a 78 rpm record at the center of a cardboard tiger, w/a story on the back. http://t.co/QvfeU1q0
This tweet was posted on January 13, 2012.
After the war, Commandos were acquired by numerous commercial carriers. Most were operated by commercial air cargo companies such as the Flying Tiger Line. #AviationEvolutions
This tweet was posted on May 31, 2018.
Flying Tiger Line was 'shooting for the moon' when they started the 1st all-freight airline in 1945: http://t.co/OxWIL7uJgT #avgeek
This tweet was posted on June 03, 2014.
Started in 1945 by 11 former members of the Flying Tigers, the nickname for a special operations group of military pilots deployed to China during World War II, the Flying Tiger Line was the first scheduled all-cargo airline in the United States. #DefunctThursday #FlyingTigers
This tweet was posted on May 12, 2022.
The Flying Tiger Line was founded on June 24, 1945, as the National Skyway Freight Corporation. Primarily a cargo line, it was absorbed into FedEx in 1989. Do you remember the Flying Tiger Line?
This tweet was posted on October 23, 2018.
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brochure: Flying Tiger Line; c. 1965
Gift of the William Hough Collection
2006.010.658
print: Flying Tiger Line, Canadair CL-44; 1960s
Gift of the Ralph F. Mitchell, Jr. Family
2013.146.382
This tweet was posted on May 12, 2022.
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brochure: Flying Tiger (Cargo); c. 1975
Gift of the Ralph F. Mitchell, Jr. Family
2013.146.031
promotional print: Flying Tiger Line, Boeing 707-349C; c. 1975
Gift of the Ralph F. Mitchell, Jr. Family
2013.146.184
This tweet was posted on May 12, 2022.