Flying Tigers

[Photo story] 103-year-old Flying Tiger returns to the skies

Photo collector Zou Dehuai shares his treasured collection of photos showing the life of the late Ho Weng Toh, who was until a while ago the last of the Asian Flying Tigers and a founding pilot with Singapore Airlines. As a hero that could not sit back and watch his motherland in pain, Ho’s story is one of determination and bravery.

Zou Dehuai

31 May 2024

War, love, and passion: The life of a WWII Flying Tiger (Video and text)

He was a student studying in Hong Kong in the 1940s. He flew the B-25 bomber during WWII. He was a pioneer pilot of SIA, and at the age of 90, returned to the US to seek closure on his love. Centenarian Ho Weng Toh chats with Chow Yian Ping, editor of ThinkChina, about life, loss and love, at the launch of his book, Memoirs of a Flying Tiger: The Story of a WWII Veteran and SIA Pioneer Pilot.

Chow Yian Ping

29 Nov 2019