"The last Flying Tigers of World War II" Topic
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| Tango01 | 24 Sep 2016 10:42 p.m. PST |
"During the outfit's short lifetime in 1941 and '42, 311 people were recruited for what was officially called the 1st American Volunteer Group. Starting with 99 planes, they racked up an amazing combat record in just about seven months, destroying 297 enemy aircraft in Burma, Thailand and China, according to Tripp Alyn of the AVG Flying Tiger Association. Twenty pilots qualified as "aces" by shooting down five enemy aircraft each. Experts say the Flying Tigers helped the US strategically by keeping Japan focused on China, giving the US economy time to gear itself up for the war by making tanks, planes and other weapons…"
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| gamershs | 25 Sep 2016 2:19 p.m. PST |
As far as the US, it was more for the morale then for gearing up for war. The Germans and Japanese were having victory after victory and there was very little positive news coming in. What happened in China had no effect on the US but that we were shooting down Japanese aircraft was positive news. |
| Tango01 | 25 Sep 2016 2:35 p.m. PST |
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