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In the Aleutian Islands off Alaska,
the P40Es of the Eleventh Fighter Squadron, 343rd Fighter Group
were painted like the Flying Tigers. This was out of respect
for AVG Commander General Claire Chennault and for his son John
Chennault, who commanded the Eleventh Fighter Squadron. Known
as the "Aleutian Tigers," and sometimes as the "Bengal
Tigers," the Eleventh Fighter Squadron faced a fierce and
entrencehed enemy in bitter arctic weather. - Signed and numbered
by the artist. |