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China. Kong jun. American Volunteer Group

 Organization

Historical Note

Also known as: American Volunteer Group of the Chinese Air Force; Flying Tigers (China); Fei hu dui (China)

Later heading: United States. Army Air Forces. China Air Task Force.

The First American Volunteer Group (AVG) of the Chinese Air Force in 1941–1942, nicknamed the "Flying Tigers," was composed of pilots from the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC), Navy (USN), and Marine Corps (USMC), recruited under President Franklin Roosevelt's authority before Pearl Harbor and commanded by Claire Lee Chennault. The group consisted of three fighter squadrons that trained in Burma. The AVG were officially members of the Chinese Air Force and flew Curtiss P-40 Warhawks.

Citation

http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50057980 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Tigers

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Leroy F. Johnson Collection

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2009-12-03
Contents of the Collection The Leroy F. Johnson Collection is a small collection comprised of materials relating to John "Scarsdale Jack" Newkirk and sixteen (16) black-and-white avation photographs that appear to be unrelated to Newkirk. The materials related to John Newkirk include two (2) digital reprints of 1940s-era portraits of Newkirk in uniform as well as an eight-page typed biography, "The Life of Jack Newkirk - Known as "Scarsdale Jack," by Janet Newkirk (his sister), copyright 1942. ...

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