The Flying Tigers was the nickname of the American Volunteer Group, a group of USAAF, USN and USMC pilots recruited under a secret Presidential sanction by Claire Chennault, that formed a fighter group with three squadrons that trained in China and defended the Burma supply line to China prior to the American entry into World War II to fight against Japanese forces. The Flying Tigers were credited for destroying almost 300 aircraft with a loss of only twelve of their own in combat. After the dissolution of the AVG in mid-1942 and absorption into the USAAF, the name was applied to its successor military unit, the 23rd Fighter Group. This is a museum quality reproduction of a Chinese made US Pilot wing with the initials AVG on the shield in sterling silver with a pin back and is 3 inches wide. The original wings are extremely rare and very expensive to obtain.