Persian Gulf Silk Blood Chit Western Significantly lighter than chain extenders

Significantly lighter than chain extenders

Flying Tigers American Volunteer Group (AVG) blood chit — WWII China/Burma theater

Soldiers and civilians

printed in 13 languages to cover the diverse civilian populations of the Arabian Peninsula

and the Pistola™ tethered gun pocket system

Persian Gulf Silk Blood Chit Western Significantly lighter than chain extendersThe Persian Gulf blood chit was issued to coalition aircrew during Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm (199091) the most linguistically comprehensive blood chit ever produced, printed in 13 languages to cover the diverse civilian populations of the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, and surrounding regions. The languages included Arabic in multiple dialects, Farsi, Kurdish, Turkish, and others a deliberate decision by planners who anticipated