The last surviving member of the legendary "Flying Tigers" of World War II fame!

(1920-2020) Born on October 8, 1920, in Michigan, he hailed from Detroit, and at the time the "Flying Tigers" were organized in May 1941, Losonsky had served in the U.S. Army Air Corps for 2 years. When the American Volunteer Group came calling at Selfridge Field looking for volunteers they painted an adventurous picture to the young Frank Losonsky, who promptly signed up and was soon sailing with his comrades in arms to Burma. This was before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor so America had not entered the war yet. One of the youngest of the 311 American volunteers who formed the "Flying Tigers," their mission was to help defend freedom and fly with the Chinese Air Force and help them fight off the invading hordes of the Imperial Air Force of Japan. Losonsky was appointed Crew Chief of the 3rd Squadron, who were nicknamed the "Hell's Angels." They flew the legendary Curtiss P-40 Tomahawks that had an intimidating shark's mouth painted on the nose of the aircraft. The group was disbanded on July 4, 1942, and during their brief time of service the "Flying Tigers," had a phenomenal record producing 20 aces, and destroying 297 Japanese aircraft, with 92 Japanese airmen killed for every one "Flying Tiger" lost. Frank wrote a memoir with his son, titled, "Flying Tiger; A Crew Chief's Story," which was published in 2004. He died on February 6, 2020, in Columbus, Georgia at the age of 99. He was the last surviving member of the legendary "Flying Tigers."

Card Signature With Rank, etc.: 5 x 3, beautifully autographed in ink, Frank S. Losonsky, Crew Chief, 3rd Sqdn., Flying Tigers, 1941-42. Excellent condition. A very desirable memento from this elite World War II flying force.