Description: Greetings and Salutations! Welcome to our store. We upload listings often!! ITEM: Flying Tigers American Volunteer Group, A brief History with Recollections and Comments By Genearl Claire Lee Chennault ACHIEVEMENT: The First American Volunteer Group (AVG) of the Republic of China Air Force, nicknamed the Flying Tigers, was formed to help oppose the Japanese invasion of China. Operating in 1941–1942, it was composed of pilots from the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC), Navy (USN), and Marine Corps (USMC), and was commanded by Claire Lee Chennault. Their Curtiss P-40B Warhawk aircraft, marked with Chinese colors, flew under American control. Recruited under President Franklin Roosevelt's authority before Pearl Harbor, their mission was to bomb Japan and defend the Republic of China, but many delays meant the AVG first flew in combat after the US and Japan declared war. The American Volunteer Group was largely the creation of Claire L. Chennault, a retired U.S. Army Air Corps officer who had worked in China since August 1937, first as military aviation advisor to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek in the early months of the Sino-Japanese War, then as director of a Chinese Air Force flight school centered in Kunming. Meanwhile, the Soviet Union supplied fighter and bomber squadrons to China, but these units were mostly withdrawn by the summer of 1940. Chiang then asked for American combat aircraft and pilots, sending Chennault to Washington as an adviser to China's ambassador and Chiang's brother-in-law, T. V. Soong. CREDIT: Claire Lee Chennault (September 6, 1893 – July 27, 1958) was an American military aviator best known for his leadership of the "Flying Tigers" and the Chinese Nationalist Air Force in World War II. SIZE: 5-1/2" x 8-1/2", more than 30 pages YEAR: 1970s CONDITION: Pre-Owned, Please use EBay magnifying feature on photos for detail conditions. Condition varies. SHIPPING: Plastic sleeved, will be mailed via USPS with proper protection. ITEM#: L5_023
Price: 79.99 USD
Location: San Francisco, California
End Time: 2024-09-18T00:08:17.000Z
Shipping Cost: 3.89 USD
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Book Title: Flying Tigers American Volunteer Group, General Claire Lee Chenna
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Edition: First Edition
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Publication Year: 1970
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Era: 1970s
Author: American Volunteer Group, Flying Tigers
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Topic: Flying, Flying Tigers
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
