Can-Do Spirit
Where did the term “Can Do” come from? We found an August 1955 TigeReview publication with an article referring to an employee strike (we are not sure which one as […]
Tigers moves the Boy Scouts
Originally published in TigeReview July/August 1964 Scouts Add to Jamboree Thrills By Flying via Tiger Charters Eight plane loads of more than 1,100 energetic, bustling youth flew across the United
Top of the Ladder – Room 206
Originally published in TigeReview February 1953 Do you ever wonder what transpires behind the door of Room 206 in FTL’s general office building at Burbank? That’s the “top-of-the-ladder” room
Air-Pack – FTL Subsidiary – Who Knew?
Originally published in TigeReview September 1952 SOMETHING ABOUT AIR-PACK CORPORATION (straight from Air-Pack themselves) After the article about Air-Pack Corporation appeared in the July issue of TigeReview, we found that
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
The Famous Model Aircraft “bubble” Display
There’s a new look in the main lobby of Flying Tigers’ Robert W. Prescott Building – commonly known as Hi-Tiger – at World Headquarters in Los Angeles. Anyone who has
Lifelift to Ethiopia
Originally published in the March 1985 TigeReview Employees contribute time $20,000 to help the starving and Ethiopia On January 29, 1985, a Flying Tigers B-747 jetfreighter loaded with some 234,700
The Stainless Steel Budd Conestoga
Kind of an ugly looking airplane, but in a cute sort of way. And without it, there possibly would never have been a Flying Tiger Line! The Budd Conestoga was
Cold Bay Mercy Lift
Originally published in May/June 1962 issue TigeReview Fate is a strange master of events. For instance, consider Cold Bay, AK. Cold Bay is as remote as it sounds: a tiny
The Pole Cat
14-17 November 1965 14–17 November 1965: Captains Fred Lester Austin, Jr., and Harrison Finch, two retired Trans World Airlines pilots, took off from Honolulu on a 26,230-mile (42,213 kilometer), 57-hour,
Who Remembers the movie “Airport”
Kevan James reviews the history of N324F, the star of the movie ‘Airport’ that became the world’s most famous Boeing 707. In 1969 Universal Studios headed east from the usually
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