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Now, you can purchase unique Flying Tigers 69th DRS products directly from our BX Store, including patches, pins, posters, and more.
Join us at the Chennault Red White and Blue Airshow in Monroe, LA.
May 2nd, 3rd and 4th, 2025
In the next 10 years, the U.S. will need…
More than 87,000 Aircraft Pilots
and
More than 402,000 aviation maintenance technicians
(currently only 3% are women)
Flying Tigers 69th DRS Association is excited to announce we are collaborating with Chennault Foundation. Plans include a site for the Chennault Aviation Academies to expand to Monroe, LA for training of future aviation professionals.
Current aviation professionals, click here to support us.
Interested in a career as an Aviation Pilot
or A&P Maintenance Technician?
Wings & Rivets Project
Our restoration team has and is working miracles with little. They need your support to continue, expand and rebuild future projects. The ultimate goal is to complete our 4-step Wings & Rivets Project. We appreciate your support by either financial or in-kind donations and sharing this with friends and on social media.
Step 1: Restoration Hanger
Step 2: Keeping History Alive
Step 3: A&P Classroom in Monroe, LA
Step 4: Scholarships
Chennault Aviation Academy
Chennault Aviation Academy (CAA) is a full-service flight training academy, carrying on the legacy of Lieutenant General Claire Lee Chennault, the American Volunteer Group (AVG), and the 14th Air Force, known as the Flying Tigers. Chennault Aviation Academy is located in Conroe, Texas.
Chennault Aviation Maintenance Academy
General Chennault depended on his Depot Repair Squadrons (DRS) to maintain the aircraft that helped win WWII CBI. At CAMA you’ll follow in their footsteps with an 18-month AMT program that is your gateway to a career in aviation maintenance. A comprehensive curriculum that balances theory and hands-on lab work will allow you to master the art of servicing, repairing, and overhauling aircraft systems, from airframes to turbine engines. You’ll be fully prepared to take and pass the FAA Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) certification exams.
More About Wings & Rivets
Wings & Rivets is a four part fund raising project to expand the Chennault Aviation Restoration Hanger in Monroe, Louisiana.
First is our past. The hanger will be named after the 69 th DRS (Depot Repair Squadron) who kept the planes flying in CBI under Gen. Claire Chennault.
Second is to keep history alive by reworking the aircraft, ground vehicles and whatever pieces of history has served our country.
Third is an education classroom for the students in CAMA (Chennault Aviation Maintence Academy) and maintainers academy.
The all-volunteer restoration team works miracles with little. They need everyone’s support to continue, expand and rebuild current and future projects. For the CAMA students there are extracurricular projects to work with Chennault 69th DRS Maintainers to keep the aircraft alive for generations to come.
VOLUNTEER RESTORATION TEAM:
The all-volunteer restoration team works miracles with little. They need everyone’s support to continue, expand and rebuild current and future projects. For the CAMA students there are extracurricular projects to work with Chennault 69th DRS Maintainers to keep the aircraft alive for generations to come.
Fourth is SCHOLARSHIP!!! Donations are needed for students who would like to attend CAMA. The age to be accepted into the program is 18 years of age. For some the only option is via scholarship. If you, your work place or organization would like to donate and name a scholarship that is appreciated and welcomed.
How many hours did it take to restore the A-7 that sat in a field for 25 years?
We are most grateful for your support either financial or in-kind donations. Kindly share this with friends. Copy the QR code to donate via Zeffy.
Current needs for the hanger are:
- Fork Lift
- Hoist – electric lifting capacity 2 + ton
- Gantry Crane – A frame, portable, adjustable, 1 + ton capacity
- Welding machine – Miller Welding Company
- Metal ban saw cutting steel – JET is the manufacturer
- Stands for plane wheels – 21 stands
Suggestions or questions, please call 760-715-3344. Thanks so much!
We appreciate your donation to support the Wings & Rivets Project.
You may donate by check or credit card.
Make checks payable to: Flying Tigers 69th DRS Assn.
Mail your check to: Flying Tigers 69th DRS, PO Box 269, Solana Beach, CA 92075
We’re available for Speaking Engagements
to Share The History of The Flying Tigers Through Space Command.
Call +1 760 715-3344
Own a part of Aviation History!
We’re proud to announce that you can now own an authentic A2 Aviation Leather Flight Jacket just like those worn by the Flying Tigers pilots of WWII.
This genuine leather flight jacket is made by the company that makes flight jackets for the U.S. Air Force and Navy. This is the original design as worn by our troops in WWII and beyond and includes three CBI patches* (14th Air Force, CBI, Flying Tigers 69th DRS).
To order your personal A2 Flight Jacket, just CLICK HERE for special pricing.
Or go to www.bit.ly/tigersjacket
Our organization will receive a small percentage of the purchase price.
* No returns or exchanges once patches are sewn on.
Scholarship Applications are now being accepted!
The Flying Tigers 69th D.R.S. Association is offering competitive academic scholarship awards for distribution during the current or following school year. These awards are funded by the following commemorative scholarship programs:
► Chennault 69th DRS A&P Scholarship Fund
► Doris van Tanner Tursky Memorial Scholarship Endowment
In order to be eligible to compete for the scholarship award, the applicant must:
• Be a family member (e.g., child, grandchild, niece/nephew, great-niece/-nephew etc.) of a current U.S. Armed Forces member or veteran.
• Be accepted or enrolled in a university, college, technical program, or other relevant higher education program.
• Have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 in the academic program (or based upon secondary school records for entering freshmen).
• Submit an official application form, with all supporting documentation and essays.
CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION AND TO APPLY.
Charlene Fontaine, founder and Executive Director of the Flying Tigers 69th DRS Association, discusses the legacy of the men who kept the Flying Tigers in the air during World War II. In the news, GPS jamming and spoofing aircraft positioning systems, 737 MAX 9 lawsuits, Boeing quality actions, sustainable aviation fuel options, FAA and airline pilot retirement age, AV-8B Harrier phase-out, and a positive airline story. CLICK HERE OR THE BANNER ABOVE TO LISTEN.
“This documentary is excellent! It’s time we remember what has been forgotten.”
Nell Chennault Calloway
Join us in honoring the 250,000 men and women who served our country in CBI during WWII.
Watch the trailer for this documentary, currently in production. We’d love to hear your comments. After watching the trailer, please CLICK HERE to leave your comments on our Blog page.
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