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Flying Tigersor American Volunteer GroupGroup of U.S. civilian volunteer pilots recruited by Col. Claire Chennault to fight the Japanese in Burma (Myanmar) and China in 1941–42. Surprise, mobility, precision flying, and unorthodox tactics enabled the Tigers to outwit the Japanese and inflict considerable damage on their air and ground forces. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Overund, an ace formerly of the American Volunteer Group (the Flying
Tigers) in China, VMF-321 downed 39 Japanese aircraft and 11 probables
while losing 8 of its own during intense combat. A: Long before you were born there was a bunch of Americans that went
to China and to Burma known as the American Volunteer Group. Founded in
1956 by three members of the American Volunteer Group in China, better
known as the AVG Flying Tigers, Mercury reported fiscal year 1999 net
income of over $5. |
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