1945-1988 Flying Tigers Air Cargo, Supervisor Cargo Security ID Badge & Patch

Description

Two items.  A 1945-1988 Flying Tigers Air Cargo,
Supervisor of Cargo Security ID badge
and an unused cloth patch.  The Flying Tigers were named after the
World War II volunteer American Flying Tigers fighter unit
that started fighting the Japanese air force in China before the US entered the war.  In 1988 The Flying Tigers Air Cargo was acquired by Federal Express.  The ID badge and cloth patch are in very nice condition.
The ID card is 4 ¼ x 2 ½ inches in size.  The cloth patch is 2 ½ x 3 ½ inches in size.
Please see the other vintage items I have listed on eBay.
Thanks for looking.
Flying Tiger Line
The company was started by
Robert William Prescott
.
[1]
It was headquartered on the grounds of
Los Angeles International Airport
in
Westchester
,
Los Angeles
,
California
.
[2]
The airline was named after the
Flying Tigers
fighter unit of
World War II
, officially the
1st American Volunteer Group
. Ten former AVG pilots, after returning to the United States in 1945, formed the
Flying Tiger Line
established on 24 June 1945 as
National Freight Service
known under the name of
National Skyway Freight
using a small fleet of 14
Budd Conestoga
freighters purchased as war surplus from the
United States Navy
.
[3]
[4]
The pilots and two ground crew provided half of the initial investment, with the balance coming from California oil tycoon
Samuel B. Mosher
.
[5]
For the next four years, Flying Tiger Line carried air freight on contract throughout the U.S. and, as the airline expanded, carrying supplies to U.S. troops under Gen.
Douglas MacArthur
during the
occupation of Japan
.
[5]
In 1949, the
Civil Aeronautics Board
awarded Flying Tiger Line the first commercial air cargo route in the U.S., a transcontinental route from
Los Angeles
and
San Francisco, California
to
Boston, Massachusetts
. Shortly afterward, the company began chartering passenger aircraft for group travel as well; its
Lockheed Super Constellation
,
Dou