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The Flying Tigers were the most famous fighter pilots ever to fly for the ÂUnited States, yet officially they part of the Chinese Air Force. Who were Âthese men, where did they come from, and what happened to them after their Âservice with the American Volunteer Group? Novelist (and prize-winning Âhistorian) Daniel Ford answers those questions in this compelling account Âof the AVG and its commander. "Boy," wrote Claire Chennault from China in Â1938, "if the Chinese only had 100 good pursuit planes and 100 fair pilots, Âthey'd exterminate the Jap air force!" It wasn't until 1941 that he began Âto make good on that prediction, persuading the White House to loan China Âthe money to equip and recruit such a combat group, and to allow American Âairmen to fly for China. In the end, 109 pilots sailed for the Far East. ÂThis is their story.
