Flying Tigers WWII Style Silk Blood Chit Lambskin Silk-screened European escape-map lining

Silk-screened European escape-map lining

This vest has many features like our popular Reaper style leather vests but is made of denim

Quilted poly-fill insulation for true cold-weather warmth

Polyfiber quilted lining with embroidered pilot’s escape map applique

Patch features text

Flying Tigers WWII Style Silk Blood Chit Lambskin Silk-screened European escape-map liningThe Flying Tigers blood chit was carried by pilots of the American Volunteer Group (AVG) civilian American aviators who flew P 40 Warhawks for the Chinese Air Force against Imperial Japan beginning in 1941, months before the United States officially entered WWII. The AVG operated over China and Burma, where downed pilots depended on Chinese civilian assistance to survive in Japanese controlled territory. The blood chit printed instructions in Chinese