Air Force crew honors WWII-era Flying Tigers with A-10 paint job

Air Force crew honors WWII-era Flying Tigers with A-10 paint job

It started as a routine transfer. Following an asset transfer from Korea, maintainers at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, accepted and processed an A-10 Warthog. Soon, staff at the base recognized that they had an opportunity to link past and present. So began the process of transforming the A-10 into a piece of visual history, tracing its lineage to the famous Flying Tigers squadron of World War II.“If the original Flying Tigers hadn’t been succe…

Maintainers Honor Flying Tiger Heritage

JUNE 2, 2026 – Among rows of gray A-10C Thunderbolt IIs on the flight line at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, one Thunderbolt aircraft commands attention before its engines even start. Sweeping camouflage stretches across the aircraft while a bold blue fuselage stripe and the unmistakable Flying Tiger emblem cut through the gray backdrop of modern airpower. More than heritage paint, the aircraft serves as a tribute to Army Air Corps Brig. Gen. Da…