The first direct food and medical supplies from the United States to Phnom Penh was transported by Flying Tigers on Thanksgiving Day, 1979. In 1975, the airline published the “Airfreight Guide for Hazardous Materials,” and quickly became a leader in the education and transportation of dangerous goods throughout the world. On June 12, 1970, the Peter Prescott Hospital for children in Taiwan was dedicated in honor of the founder’s son, who had been killed in an aircraft accident in Palm Springs. The company’s participation in the Peruvian Airlift aided earthquake victims in the quake devastated country. The 70s: Witness to a shrinking world globe Early Events:įlying Tigers continued to fly military troops and cargo into Vietnam during the war years. 1969 – A major milestone yearįlying Tigers received the All-Cargo Route #163 across the Pacific into Asia.ĭuring 1969, the CL-44s and B707s left the fleet as the addition of DC-8s took their place. On March 6, 1967, Flying Tigers’ first DC8-63F aircraft arrived. The Flying Tigers Boeing 707 POLECAT established speed and distance records on its pole-to-pole flight around the world. The Flying Tigers Flight Training Center opened in 1968 at the Los Angeles International Airport. In 1965, the company received two Boeing 707-320C freighters and became part of the jet age. That same year, ground-breaking ceremonies took place for the company’s World Headquarters at Los Angeles International Airport. In 1964, the company graduated its first class of flight attendants. In 1963, Air Cargo Operations moved back to the Los Angeles International Airport. Flying Tiger Line 707Īlso in 1962, the company initiated the first coordinated combination of sea and air transportation later to become known as SeaTiger. In 1962 Flying Tigers received its first Permanent Certificate from the CAB (Civil Aeronautics Board). The CL-44s moved Tigers into leadership as the world’s largest freight and contract airline. The “Swingtails” were so nicknamed because their tails literally swung away from the aircraft for loading. The 60s: Flying Tiger makes its mark on the airfreight world CL-44 “Swingtail”Įarly in 1961, the first of the Canadair CL-44 all-cargo aircraft joined the flying Tiger Fleet. The C-46s flew the domestic operation while the C-54s remained in overseas charter service. Flying Tiger Line C54ĭuring 1949, the C-47s were replaced with the C-46s, which had a higher payload and longer range. Flying Tigers already had terminals at San Francisco, Burbank, San Diego, Chicago, Cleveland and Newark. In April of 1949, after a four-year battle, the company was awarded CAB (Civil Aeronautics Board now FAA) certification and established the FIRST ALL-CARGO Scheduled Route 100 from Los Angeles to Boston with points in between.Īs a result of certification, new stations were opened in Oakland, Denver, Milwaukee, Toledo, Akron-Canton, Buffalo, Rochester, Philadelphia, Hartford, Providence, and Boston. Scheduled Service First All-Cargo Scheduled Route 100 In 1948, the “Anything, Anytime, Anywhere” slogan was introduced – and the airline carried football teams, Bob Hope’s record albums, tourists, students, and even Roy Rogers horse, Trigger. “Elsie the Cow” was one of the airline’s first celebrities when the Borden Company chartered a plane especially equipped for the bovine for a one-month tour. In February 1947, the airline legally changed its name to “The Flying Tiger Line, Inc. In December 1946, Flying Tigers received its first Transpacific Military Contract, flying C-54s to Tokyo and Hawaii.Īlso in 1946, Flying Tigers moved from Mines Field to the Lockheed Air Terminal in Burbank, California. In June 1946, the Budd Conestogas were replaced by C-47s. In January 1946, the airline moved to Mines Field (later to become Los Angeles International Airport). The first full shipment consisted of grapes flown from Bakersfield, California to Atlanta, Georgia. The first all-cargo airline in the country was born on June 25, 1945, based in a two-car garage in Long Beach, California and flying Budd Conestogas. – the Beginning – 1945 Budd RB-1 Conestoga Prescott and other young pilots joined General Claire Chennault and the famed Flying Tigers in China during WWII.Įleven members of the AVE joined Prescott and formed the National Skyways Freight Corp. The Flying Tiger Line founder, Robert (Bob) W. HTML WW2 U.The Early Years: 1942-1945 The American Volunteer Group (AVG).WW2 U.S Volunteer Group Fighter Pilot (Flying Tiger) by Passerby_Oliver
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