Winged Boot: Escape and Evasion in World War II
DAYTON, Ohio - This cotton-backed silk flag has Chinese characters that request help and protection. Ernest Tyndall, a P-47 pilot in the 19th Fighter Squadron, carried this rayon blood chit while flying missions from Saipan and Ie Shima in 1944-45. It states: "The American Air Force has come to China to help us in the war effort. Hope that our soldiers and civilians one and all will rescue, protect, and provide them with medical care." S.C. Galbreath, a member of the 82nd Bomb Squadron in Thailand, carried this British-made paper and linen "Goolie chit," the British term for blood chit. Copy of British “Goolie Chit” carried by some USAAF airmen in the Middle East and North Africa. These items are on display in the "Winged Boot: Escape and Evasion in World War II" exhibit in the World War II Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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