Budd RB-1 Conestoga
1945 – 1947 Early pioneering… The Budd Conestoga, Flying Tiger Line’s first aircraft, was an all-stainless steel, rear loading, twin-engine aircraft – built by a company that had made its […]
Budd Conestoga Fleet
The Budd RB-1 Conestoga, an innovative design at the time, had an electrically powered cargo ramp and the cargo hold was designed to be the height of the standard US
Launching the Budd Conestoga: Building the Flying Tiger Line
The Flying Tiger Line story began in late November 1944, when former American Volunteer Group (AVG) pilot Robert W. Prescott connected with Samuel B. “Sam” Mosher, the founder of the