A Rare Second War American Flying Tigers Insignia Patch Auction RAF airmen arriving at Takoradi

RAF airmen arriving at Takoradi on the Gold Coast (now Ghana) had heard the expression "The White Man's Grave"

so the real work had to be done by people who had specialized in crystalizing public opinion

Accompanied by a Reproduction Photograph of Barker in Uniform (black and white

3 mm x 63 mm

Adolphe Caron

A Rare Second War American Flying Tigers Insignia Patch Auction RAF airmen arriving at TakoradiRolled copper wire with red, green and black embroidery, on a burlap base with paper backer, illustrating a winged tiger flying through a "V" for victory, the insignia designed by the Walt Disney organization, 40 mm x 63 mm, wire trim along one side of the v shape has separated from the adjoining black embroidery, oxidation evident on the copper wire throughout, very fine.