During World War II, the American Volunteer Group (AVG) supported China’s resistance against Japan. Their P-40 fighters, painted with shark-mouth designs, scored their first victory in Kunming, Yunnan. Since many locals had never seen sharks before, they nicknamed the planes the “Flying Tigers.”

Andrew discovered a uniquely painted P-40 in New Zealand, brought it back to Australia, and devoted immense effort to restoring it to airworthy condition. Its current livery replicates the aircraft once flown by Chinese aces 徐華江 Xu Huajiang and 王光復 Wang Guangfu, complete with the Chinese characters 太公令Order of Grand Duke.

Today, this aircraft stands not only as a piece of Flying Tigers history but also as a tribute to the ace pilots of the Nationalist Chinese air force.