10 Facts About Flying Tigers

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Flying Tigers laid the groundwork for a follow-on bomber group and a second fighter group, though these would be aborted after the Pearl Harbor attack.

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2.

Flying Tigers did not speak English and Chennault never learned to speak Chinese.

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3.

Chennault and the Flying Tigers benefited from the country's warning network, called "the best air-raid warning system in existence":.

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4.

Flying Tigers prohibited his pilots from entering into a turning fight with the nimble Japanese fighters, telling them to execute a diving or slashing attack and to dive away to set up for another attack.

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5.

The Flying Tigers crossed into China on a rickety suspension bridge over a deep gorge.

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6.

Flying Tigers convinced Chennault to loan him a P-40 which he flew to protect the supply route; his aggressiveness led to Chennault's recruiting him as commander of the 23rd Fighter Group.

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7.

Largest private museum in China, Chengdu Jianchuan Museum, devotes a wing in its military section to the history of the Flying Tigers, including a tribute wall featuring a thousand porcelain photos of members of the Flying Tigers as well as many historical artifacts from the era.

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8.

Flying Tigers's body was recovered from the aircraft, which was submerged in 20 feet of water.

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9.

Similarly, the Flying Tigers have been the focus of several novels, including Tonya, by Pappy Boyington; Remains, by Daniel Ford; Spies in the Garden, by Bob Bergin, Tiger Ten by William D Blankenship, Wings of a Flying Tiger and Will of a Tiger, both written by Dr Iris Yang.

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10.

Air Force Falcons football team saluted the Chinese military and the United States Navy and Marine Corps by wearing special Flying Tigers uniforms, including sharktooth designs on the helmets, for two games during the 2016 college football season.

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