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Tigers in the Gorge

Tigers in the Gorge by John Shaw

May, 1942 . . . thousands of refugees flee down the tortuous Burma Road toward Kunming, China to escape the advancing armored forces of Imperial Japan. With the armies of China devastated, it was evident that nothing but the winding Salween River at the bottom of the treacherous gorge could slow the enemy's surge toward the capitol city. After destroying the bridge behind them, those fleeing watched helplessly as the Japanese hastily started to construct a makeshift pontoon bridge. It appeared that China would face certain surrender if the enemy made it across. Hopes of an easy victory quickly began to fade though, when suddenly through the gorge rang the echoes of snarling Allison engines, powering shark-mouthed P-40s of the legendary American Volunteer Group, better known as the Flying Tigers. With 'Tex' Hill leading the charge, and with only a handful of men and planes, the AVG stopped the Japanese cold in the Salween River Gorge, and China would not fall.

Each print is signed by 28 Flying Tigers a combination of the below signatures

1st Pursuit Squadron
Charlie Bond, Vice Squadron Leader
Al Kaelin, Admin. Clerk
Joe Rosbert, Flight Leader
Dick Rossi, Flight Leader

2nd Pursuit Squadron
George Bailey, Crew Chief
David 'Tex' Hill, Squadron Leader
Robert 'Buster' Keeton, Flight Leader
Bob Layher, Flight Leader
Charlie Mott, Flight Leader
Peter Wright, Flight Leader 
3rd Pursuit Squadron
Frank A. Andersen, Crew Chief
Charles Baisden, Armorer
Paul Clouthier, Operations
Ken Jernstedt, Flight Leader
Paul J. Greene, Flight Leader
Frank Losonsky, Crew Chief
Joe Poshefko, Armorer
R.J. 'Catfish' Raine, Flight Leader
Ed Stiles, Crew Chief

Group Headquarters Section
Ed Fobes, Admin. Clerk
'Red' Foster Petach, Nurse
'Rich' Richardson, Communications

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