Crews getting ready to deadhead from Brussels to Jedah to relieve the present crews and spend a couple of weeks flying the HAJ
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Cold Bay
Cold bay was a a unique outpost that was involved with Tiger history for many years. The route over the North Pacific to Japan and the orient required a fuel stop. Cold Bay was either loved or loathed by crew members, including one Captain who refused to stop and always found it necessary to over…
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The Dew Line
Excerpts From Tiger Tales. "The DEWLINE was the acronym for the Distant Early Warning line of radar installations across northern Canada and Alaska. Flying Tigers was given a subcontract to haul supplies to the various sites during their construction The even numbered sites were one hundred miles apart, and the odd numbered sites were fifty…
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The 1980s
On October 1, 1980 Flying Tigers merged with Seaboard World Airlines linking the United States with Europe and the Middle East. The merger gave the combined airlines scheduled, all cargo service world wide. December of '80 saw the beginning of Metro Airways, the passenger division…
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