Flying Tigers WWII Style Silk Blood Chit Men's 1¼” stand-up collar

1¼” stand-up collar

Adds 2" to 4" of adjustable room to leather vests

US Mens Size

The Persian Gulf chit occupies a historically significant position: it was one of the last blood chits issued before GPS technology and improved SERE training reduced the operational dependence on civilian assistance for downed pilots in subsequent conflicts

packable into a very small volume

Flying Tigers WWII Style Silk Blood Chit Men's 1¼” stand-up collarThe 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