Flying Tigers Sailing and Kitten, circa 1941
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Title
Flying Tigers Sailing and Kitten, circa 1941
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Contributor
Description
Black and white film taken by American Volunteer Group (AVG) Crew Chief Joe Gasdick (no sound). The footage, dated circa 1941, documents the training and flight activities of the American Volunteer Group (AVG) "Flying Tigers," servicemen organized by the U.S. Government to aid in the defense of China during the Second Sino-Japanese war.
Time-stamped scene list: 00:05 Boat trip. View of the ocean, flying airplane, boat masts, islands. 01:15 Sailor spraying water off boat deck. AVG and other passengers in life preserver jackets working on deck. View of ocean. 02:25 Ships and boats on ocean. 03:15 Sunbathing AVG. Boat masts. AVGs in a cabin. 04:05 Aerial shots of clouds and fields. 04:30 AVG's in a cabin. Aerial shots of clouds, river, mountains, airplane propeller and wings. 06:40 AVG's on deck. Sailors painting masts. 07:15 Chinese rural field. Farmers planting young rice plants. 08:55 Street and field of rural area. Housing of farmers. Working water buffalo. Farmers pumping up water. Horses carrying a load. 10:35 P-40 being repaired in Kunming. P-40 #124 at repairing area. Ground crew working on wheel. 10:55 AVG 1st SQ ground crew group picture with Kitten in front of P-40 in Kunming. (1st row: Harrington, Uebele, Locke, Kern?, Cornelius, Kenner)
Time-stamped scene list: 00:05 Boat trip. View of the ocean, flying airplane, boat masts, islands. 01:15 Sailor spraying water off boat deck. AVG and other passengers in life preserver jackets working on deck. View of ocean. 02:25 Ships and boats on ocean. 03:15 Sunbathing AVG. Boat masts. AVGs in a cabin. 04:05 Aerial shots of clouds and fields. 04:30 AVG's in a cabin. Aerial shots of clouds, river, mountains, airplane propeller and wings. 06:40 AVG's on deck. Sailors painting masts. 07:15 Chinese rural field. Farmers planting young rice plants. 08:55 Street and field of rural area. Housing of farmers. Working water buffalo. Farmers pumping up water. Horses carrying a load. 10:35 P-40 being repaired in Kunming. P-40 #124 at repairing area. Ground crew working on wheel. 10:55 AVG 1st SQ ground crew group picture with Kitten in front of P-40 in Kunming. (1st row: Harrington, Uebele, Locke, Kern?, Cornelius, Kenner)
Coverage
World War II
Date
1941
Rights
In Copyright
Subject
Publisher
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Identifier
Gasdick-6
Format
video/mp7
Type
Moving Image
Language
eng
chi
Collection
Citation
Gasdick, Joseph, “Flying Tigers Sailing and Kitten, circa 1941,” Digital Collections, accessed April 26, 2024, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/53314.