Flying Tigers WWII Style Silk Blood Chit Mens The European escape map lining

The European escape map lining references the survival tool carried by Allied pilots forced down over occupied Europe

25" H × 10" W with authenticity stamp

Sold as a pair

Leather waist belt for fit adjustment

Flying Tigers WWII Style Silk Blood Chit Mens The 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