Dragon – 70094 – Ben Cole, American Volunteer Group Flying Tigers P-40 Pilot

The first American fliers in combat in the Pacific, they were officially known
as the First American Volunteer Group, later shortened to A.V.G. The name Flying
Tigers was first introduced on March 24, 1942, when an American correspondent
quoted a Chinese newspaper article saying the American fliers were practically
fei-hu (flying tigers). The term stuck, and the A.V.G. has been
known as the Flying Tigers ever since that incident.