1.
SCU AMERICAN AIR FORCE PERSONNEL WITH TIGER.
0.07

2.
SV TIGER PLAYS WITH PILOT. (3 SCENES)
0.28

3.
CU TIGER
0.30

4.
SV TIGER HAVING BATH
0.47

5.
SV TAKEN FOR A DRINK OF WATER
0.56

6.
CU TIGER DRINKS
1.04

7.
MS TIGER WALKS ABOUT IN ENCLOSURE
1.08



Initials PGR/S/MGT/BB



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Background: THE FAMED "FLYING TIGERS" SQUADRON OF THE U.S. AIR FORCE, NOW BASED IN SOUTH VIETNAM, HAS ADOPTED A TIGER AS THEIR MASCOT. RAISED FROM A CUB BY AN OFFICER OF THE SQUADRON, THE TIGER IS KEPT IN A FENCED COMPOUND AND ENJOYS AN OCCASIONAL ROMP WITH PILOTS.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN IT GROWS TO FULL SIZE? THAT'S A PROBLEM THE SQUADRON HAVE YET TO SOLVE. MEANTIME, THE TIGER PROVIDES PLENTY OF FUN FOR OFF-DUTY PERSONNEL.

THE "FLYING TIGERS" ARE THE 93RD HELICOPTER SQUADRON OF THE USAF, CURRENTLY ENGAGED IN ANTI-GUERILLA OPERATIONS IN SOUTH VIETNAM.