Presenting the 747-8 in the colours of the historic Flying Tiger Line, also known as the Flying Tigers. The Flying Tiger Line was established in 1945 and was named for the 1st American Volunteer Group of the Republic of China Air Force which defended China from the Japanese during World War 2. It was founded by Robert William Prescott and a group of fellow pilots of the AVG upon their return to the US and in 1949 the Civil Aeronautics Board awarded Flying Tiger Line the first commercial air cargo route in the U.S.
The Flying Tiger Line took delivery of its first 747 in 1974 and this paint scheme is based on N806FT, which was named for the founder Robert William Prescott, and flew with the Flying Tigers from 1979 until the company's sale to Fed Ex where it continued flying in FedEx colours.
Many thanks to kiwitrav who suggested this one to me. I had a lot of fun recreating this iconic aircraft.
CaptainUSofA
Can this be adapted to the stand alone asobo 747-8F for OnAir?
Many advanced thank yous! flying-tigers.ga is our VA.
Padday author
Hi, sorry but I'm not familiar with OnAir so I'm not too sure what you're asking for. It should work fine with the default Asobo 747-8 in game.
3 years ago
AusterFlyer
Awesome. My favourite airline. There will be a Tiger flight out of Prestwick tonight!
kiwitrav
Many thanks for doing this mate. It's beautiful and a great tribute to all those involved with Flying Tigers over all the years
Padday author
You're welcome, and thanks again for the excellent suggestion!
3 years ago