![]() ![]() ![]() In a letter written to The Guinness Book of World Records by a member on the Hells Angels' behalf, it is instead stated that the club's name was taken from the "Hell's Angels" squadron of the 303rd Bombardment Group, which was active in the European theatre of World War II. Īccording to its website, the club's name was first suggested by Arvid Olsen, an associate of the founders who had served in the "Hell's Angels" squadron of the Flying Tigers in China during World War II. Otto Friedli, a World War II veteran, is credited with starting the club after breaking from the Pissed Off Bastards motorcycle club over a feud with a rival gang. The Hells Angels originated on March 17, 1948, in Fontana, California, when several small motorcycle clubs agreed to merge. Many police and international intelligence agencies, including the United States Department of Justice and Europol, consider the club an organized crime syndicate. With a membership between 3,000 and 3,600 and 467 chapters in 59 countries, the HAMC is one of the largest and most famous motorcycle clubs in the world. Common nicknames for the club are the "H.A.", "Red & White", "HAMC", and "81". ![]() In the United States and Canada, the Hells Angels are incorporated as the Hells Angels Motorcycle Corporation. The Hells Angels Motorcycle Club ( HAMC) is a worldwide outlaw motorcycle club whose members typically ride Harley-Davidson motorcycles.
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