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Charles Older
| Colonel Charles Older (deceased) Charles Herman Older, born on 29 September 1917 in Hanford, California, graduated from the University of California in 1939 with a degree in political science. No the 1st April 1940 Charles Herman Older joined the Marine Corps for flight training, he received his wings and commission at Pensacola. Resigning from the Marine Corps in 1941 to join the A.V.G., Chuck Older took part in the great 'Christmas' air battles over Rangoon shooting down 5 Japanese aircraft. With 10.25 victories to his credit he joined the 23rd F G when the A.V.G. was disbanded, flying P-51s. He led the first strike against Shanghai resulting in the destruction of 77 Japanese aircraft. He completed the war with 18.25 air victories. After leaving the Air Force Colonel Chuck Older obtained a law degree from the University of Southern California and subsequently became a superior court judge in Los Angeles, California. He gained prominence as the presiding judge in the Charles Manson mass murder trial in 1970-71. Charles Older died on the 17th June 2006. |
Items Signed by Colonel Charles Older (deceased) |
  | Chennault's Flying Tigers by Robert Taylor. SOLD OUT | P40 Tomahawks of the American Volunteer Group fought against the Japanese air force in the skies over Indo-China during World War 2 and became one of the most successful and famous fighter units of all time. Strangled by the Japanese blockade of its...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
  | Clipped Signature - Chuck Older. Price : £60.00 | A legend of the American Volunteer Group, he was credited with 10.5 victories flying the Mustang before it was disbanded. He then joined the 23rd Fighter Group and scored 18.25 victories by the end of the war. After the war he became a prominent s...... | |
  | Fighting Tigers by Robert Taylor. Price : £240.00 | On August 5, 1944, following a successful attack on Japanese forces just north of Changsha, P-40 Warhawks of the75th and 16th Fighter Squadrons, 23rd F.G., are attacked by enemy Nakajima fighters and a massive dog-fight has developed over the Hsiang...... | |
  | Flying Tiger by Nicolas Trudgian. Price : £65.00 | Part of a small print series of six American WW2 aircraft, signed by some of the great American pilots, some no longer with us. Cranston Fine Arts have purchased the last remaining stocks of this aviation series....... | |
| | Flying Tiger by Nicolas Trudgian. (AP) Price : £75.00 | Part of a small print series of six American WW2 aircraft, signed by some of the great American pilots, some no longer with us. Cranston Fine Arts have purchased the last remaining stocks of this aviation series. ...... |
| | Flying Tiger by Nicolas Trudgian. (APC) Price : £85.00 | Part of a small print series of six American WW2 aircraft, signed by some of the great American pilots, some no longer with us. Cranston Fine Arts have purchased the last remaining stocks of this aviation series. ...... | |
| | Flying Tiger by Nicolas Trudgian. (C) Price : £75.00 | Part of a small print series of six American WW2 aircraft, signed by some of the great American pilots, some no longer with us. Cranston Fine Arts have purchased the last remaining stocks of this aviation series....... | |
| | Flying Tiger by Nicolas Trudgian. (Y) Price : £60.00 | Part of a small print series of six American WW2 aircraft, signed by some of the great American pilots, some no longer with us. Cranston Fine Arts have purchased the last remaining stocks of this aviation series. ...... | |
  | Tiger Fire by Nicolas Trudgian. Price : £390.00 | In early 1941, many months before Pearl Harbor, an irrepressible bunch of American fighter pilots, together with 200 ground crew, came together and stood alone against the might of the Imperial Japanese Air Force. Under the indomitable command of Ge...... | |
| | Tiger Fire by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Price : £340.00 | In early 1941, many months before Pearl Harbor, an irrepressible bunch of American fighter pilots, together with 200 ground crew, came together and stood alone against the might of the Imperial Japanese Air Force. Under the indomitable command of Ge...... |
  | Flying Tigers - The Stuff of Legend by Robert Taylor. Price : £210.00 | P-40s of the AVG Flying Tigers 3rd Pursuit Squadron - Hell's Angels - surprise the enemy with a deadly strafing attack on a Japanese forward air-base in China, summer 1942. With their Allison engines screaming at full throttle, AVG Aces Tommy Ha...... | |
| | Flying Tigers - The Stuff of Legend by Robert Taylor. (AP) Price : £350.00 | P-40s of the AVG Flying Tigers 3rd Pursuit Squadron - Hell's Angels - surprise the enemy with a deadly strafing attack on a Japanese forward air-base in China, summer 1942. With their Allison engines screaming at full throttle, AVG Aces Tommy Ha...... | |
| | Flying Tigers - The Stuff of Legend by Robert Taylor. (B) Price : £250.00 | P-40s of the AVG Flying Tigers 3rd Pursuit Squadron - Hell's Angels - surprise the enemy with a deadly strafing attack on a Japanese forward air-base in China, summer 1942. With their Allison engines screaming at full throttle, AVG Aces Tommy Ha...... | |
| | Flying Tigers - The Stuff of Legend by Robert Taylor. (C) SOLD OUT | P-40s of the AVG Flying Tigers 3rd Pursuit Squadron - Hell's Angels - surprise the enemy with a deadly strafing attack on a Japanese forward air-base in China, summer 1942. With their Allison engines screaming at full throttle, AVG Aces Tommy Ha...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| | Flying Tigers - The Stuff of Legend by Robert Taylor. (RM) SOLD OUT | P-40s of the AVG Flying Tigers 3rd Pursuit Squadron - Hell's Angels - surprise the enemy with a deadly strafing attack on a Japanese forward air-base in China, summer 1942. With their Allison engines screaming at full throttle, AVG Aces Tommy Ha...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| | Flying Tigers - The Stuff of Legend by Robert Taylor. (RMB) SOLD OUT | P-40s of the AVG Flying Tigers 3rd Pursuit Squadron - Hell's Angels - surprise the enemy with a deadly strafing attack on a Japanese forward air-base in China, summer 1942. With their Allison engines screaming at full throttle, AVG Aces Tommy Ha...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
  | Triple Dates With Destiny by Stan Stokes. Price : £160.00 | Chuck Older was born in California in 1914. He graduated from UCLA and entered the U.S. Marine Corps. in 1940. He earned his wings as an aviation cadet, and was assigned to VNIF-1. In mid-1941, anxious to see some action, Chuck resigned his USNIC com...... | |
  | Sayonara Sally by Stan Stokes. Price : £340.00 | Claire L. Chennault retired in 1937 and began a second career in China where he set up a number of flying schools and airfields. A personal friend of Chiang Kai-shek Chennault was asked to organize a unit of experienced American combat pilots to hel...... |
Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Colonel Charles Older (deceased) |
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