Flying Tigers
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Key facts
- Active
- April 1941 – 4 July 1942, Became China Air Task Force in July 1942
- Country
- Republic of China , United States
- Allegiance
- Republic of China , United States
- Branch
- Air Force
- Type
- Fighter pilot group
- Size
- 3 squadrons ;, 60 aircraft average
- Nickname
- The Flying Tigers
- Notable commanders
- Claire Chennault
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Republic of China
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- Republic of China Air Force
- Image
- Flying Tigers personnel.jpg
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- described by source
- Svensk uppslagsbok
- inception
- 1941-00-00
- Commons gallery
- Flying Tigers
- Commons category
- American Volunteer Group
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1942-00-00
- native label
- Flying Tigers
Sources (3)
via Wikidata · CC0
~40 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Alternative Chinese name Traditional Chinese中華民國空軍美籍志願大隊 Simplified Chinese中华民国空军美籍志愿大队
US Air Forces video: Flying Tigers Bite Back
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Flying Tigers” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.