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"P40 - Flying Tigers" by Pat Speirs | Redbubble Columbia Bioshock, Pby Catalina, Amphibious Aircraft, Sea Planes, German Submarines, Old Planes, Flying Boat, Ww2 Planes, Naval Aviation

The AVG (American Volunteer Group) was set up in 1940/41 to provide air support to the Chinese forces fighting the Japanese. The air and ground crew were all volunteers and paid on a results basis - very close to a mercenary outfit and headed up by the legendary figure of Claire Chennault. The Flying Tigers acquitted themselves very well against the Japanese air arm with some 120 ‘kills’ for the loss of 14 AVG pilots. The ‘unofficial‘ AVG outfit was absorbed into the regular US forces as…

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