A collection of home movies depicting the Flying Tigers, from its inception to its disbandment, approximately one year later. The film is of historical value only, the quality and cinematography are poor at best, and use as stock footage is doubtful. Personalities shown include Claire V. Chennault, Madam Chiang Kai-Shek, Brig Gen Caleb Haynes, Col Robert Scott and donor of film G.L. Paxton. Reel 1 - 0' INT Central Aircraft Manufacturing Company (CAMCO) office showing people working at desks, and New York skyline as seen from window (CAMCO was hiring agent for Chinese Government). 20' AVG volunteers outside building. 28' Ship "Jagersfontein" at pier in San Francisco, and American Volunteer Group (AVG) members boarding ship. 49' Scenes aboard "Jagersfontein" showing men and women posing for photos, Alcatraz Prison, wives and relatives on pier, warehouse at Pier 19, group around table, underside of the Golden Gate Bridge, and AVG volunteers with woman. 134' Aloha tower in Honolulu harbor, street scenes and AVG volunteers sightseeing. 148' US flag painted on side of ship. 150' Scenes aboard ship as it leaves Honolulu; also shows Diamond Head. 160' Japanese liner "Yawata Maru" in harbor. 168' Views of ocean as seen from ship and from auto tour of eastern shore of Oahu, Hawaii. 214' Three AVG volunteers wearing Hawaiian shirts and leis at railing, others of group playing shuffleboard, ping pong, and darts, writing letters and sleeping. 277' King Neptune ceremony (for crossing Equator) aboard ship. 292' Total footage in reel. Reel 2 - 0' Men splashing around in ship's swimming pool and taking part in King Neptune ceremony, intercut with cruiser and other unidentified ships at sea. 152' British officer and staff at airfield, intercut with Beech 18 and P-40B parked, and P-40Bs taking off. 194' AVG pilots scrambling and P-40Bs taxiing. 201' Street scenes in Rangoon, landmarks include Sule Pagoda Road, Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Savoy Restaurant, Silver Grill Club, and harbor. 224' AVG pilots on veranda of building, in dining room and outside the Pawley Hostel in Loi Wing, China. 237' Airfield, P-40B taking off, and man and woman at front of P-40B. 262' Parachute descending and landing. 288' Group of Chinese playing with or teasing monkey. 302' Pan shot of bay. 307' Chinese man carrying loaded basket on back. 310' Chinese children outside house. 311' Chinese Nationalist Army Troops marching through village, mules and troops carrying supplies. 317' Chinese turning wheel of irrigation pump. 333' Group of AVG pilots looking at decorations awarded by Chinese government. 344' Chinese in ditch shoveling mud. 357' Market place. 375' Group of AVG pilots beside P-40B and sitting outside building. 396' Houses on steeply terraced hillside, harbor, and Chinese on porch of house. 417' AVG pilots scrambling from building and re-entering building, posing for photo at front of P-40B. 450' Chennault and staff posing for photo in front of map of China--Chennault in light uniform. 458' Paxton with another AVG pilot and getting in his car. 462' AVG personnel working in office. 477' Convoy of water buffaloes with riders, and oxen pulling plow in rice field. 493' Street scenes in Kunming, China. 524' P-40Bs parked near grove of trees, also two women visiting the area to see the airplanes. 536' ALSs P-40B in flight (color). 541' N.G. 570' Buildings, street and airfield. 587' Madame Chiang Kai-Shek and Chennault at airport. 607' AVG pilots talking together, Paxton getting out of his car, and pilots in barracks and at airfield intercut with coolies pulling roller to flatten runway. 636' Horse racing in Calcutta. 655' Street scenes in Bombay, also large swimming pool, cemetery, skyline and harbor. 717' Four Indians beside P-43. 720' Buildings at airport. 724' AVs Taj Mahal. 731' Three men in uniform at front of C-47. 734' Government buildings and street scenes--probably in New Delhi. 749' AVs of city. 765' AVG pilots sitting on bench, standing in doorway, shooting craps, and in office. 790' Group of Indians watching acrobat. 806' AVG pilots beside C-47 ready to depart for China. 813' Chennau1t in copilot seat of C-47, and AVG pilots aboard aircraft, also shows rivers, and landing at Kunming. 845' Buildings, street scenes, intercut with Chennault, Brig Gen Haynes, and Col Scott standing together, and AVG pilots relaxing. 902' Airfield with parked C-47s, P-40Bs taking off, Chinese and AVG pilots at airfield and P-40Bs making passes over airfield. 947' Street scenes and marketplace. 967' Ajax Baumler's P-40B burning, and wreckage of Japanese plane. 985' P-40Bs parked and taking off. 1,003' AVG pilots, and Japanese prisoner at side of P-40B. 1,015' Formation of three P-40Bs in flight. 1,042' Individual shots of three AVG personnel (Schilling, Pechter, Mikkelson). 1,056' P-40B landing and taxiing in. 1,069' Chennau1t and AVG pilots at side of P-40B. 1,080' P-40Bs being fueled. 1,097' AVG personnel lined up to get mail. 1,117' C-47 taking off. 1,126' AVs mountains, towns, river, coastline. 1,165' Total footage in reel.
