Summary The Flying Tigers and USMC fighter pilots were separate entities in WWII.
Colonel Boyington excelled as a pilot in both groups and received a Medal of Honor.
Boyington stands as a top Marine Corps ace.
Although the Flying Tigers and US Marine Corps fighter pilots were elite and legendary aerial warriors of the Second World War, they were two separate entities. In fact, the Flying Tigers – officially known as the American Volunteer Group (AVG) – weren’t even a US military entity at all, but rather volunteers (as the
Flying Tiger Gregory ‘Pappy’ Boyington: The Top US Marine Ace In History
