11/13/2009 - Members of the Flying Tigers reunion explore an A-10 Thunderbolt C on the Hurlburt Field runway Nov. 12. Three former pilots and crew chiefs of the 23rd Fighter Group, Moody Air Force Base, Ga., were honored with their names stenciled on the side of the plane. "I've read all the history books regarding this group, but these guys are the real heroes," said Col. Skip Hinman, 23rd Fighter Group commander. "Though just a few names are recognized today, they really symbolize all of the Flying Tigers and the planes we've flown." (U.S. Air Force photo by Drew Buchanan)

11/13/2009 - Two former members of the Flying Tigers pose in front of an A-10 Thunderbolt C on the Hurlburt Field runway Nov. 12. Three former pilots and crew chiefs of the 23rd Fighter Group, Moody Air Force Base, Ga., were honored with their names stenciled on the side of the plane. "I've read all the history books regarding this group, but these guys are the real heroes," said Col. Skip Hinman, 23rd Fighter Group commander. "Though just a few names are recognized today, they really symbolize all of the Flying Tigers and the planes we've flown." (U.S. Air Force photo by Drew Buchanan)

11/13/2009 - An A-10 Thunderbolt C sits on the Hurlburt Field runway during a ceremony Nov. 12. Three former pilots and crew chiefs of the 23rd Fighter Group, Moody Air Force Base, Ga., were honored with their names stenciled on the side of the plane. "I've read all the history books regarding this group, but these guys are the real heroes," said Col. Skip Hinman, 23rd Fighter Group commander. "Though just a few names are recognized today, they really symbolize all of the Flying Tigers and the planes we've flown." (U.S. Air Force photo by Drew Buchanan)

11/13/2009 - Col. Skip Hinman, 23rd Fighter Group commander, speaks to the crowd at a ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Nov. 12. Three former pilots and crew chiefs of the 23rd Fighter Group, Moody Air Force Base, Ga., were honored with their names stenciled on the side of the plane. "I've read all the history books regarding this group, but these guys are the real heroes," said Colonel Hinman. "Though just a few names are recognized today, they really symbolize all of the Flying Tigers and the planes we've flown."

11/13/2009 - Tim O'Dell poses in the cockpit of an A-10 Thunderbolt C named for his father, Leonard O'Dell, Nov. 12. Three former pilots and crew chiefs of the 23rd Fighter Group, Moody Air Force Base, Ga., were honored with their names stenciled on the side of the plane. "I've read all the history books regarding this group, but these guys are the real heroes," said Col. Skip Hinman, 23rd Fighter Group commander. "Though just a few names are recognized today, they really symbolize all of the Flying Tigers and the planes we've flown." (U.S. Air Force photo by Drew Buchanan)