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With Chennault in China: a Flying Tiger's Diary (Hardcover, New Ed)
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With Chennault in China: a Flying Tiger's Diary (Hardcover, New Ed)
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Here\s the story of how a handful of young Americans, fighting with
improvised equipment, commanded the air against superior enemy
forces and won! Written by a radio operator who served as a member
of the AVG (American Volunteer Group) throughout their existence,
this fascinating, intimate story of General Claire Lee Chennault\s
"Flying Tigers" is loaded with original photographs and numerous
first-hand accounts from the author\s personal diary. It\s all here
- the whole story of how the AVG shot down over 650 Japanese plane
using obsolete P-40s and a communications network that covered
China with a protective "umbrella." This ground based radio network
(in which the author operated) kept the pilots so well-informed of
enemy air activity that they were seldom surprised by Japanese
attacks. Enjoyable to read, this memoir will give you a taste of
the "local flavor" of life in China while under Japanese attack.
You\ll find a musing anecdotes and accurate descriptions of the
author\s duty as a radio operator as well as the wartime activities
of other AVG member. Now, the complete story of the AVG - the
deadliest, most efficient group of fighter pilots and support
personnel ever assembled - is brought to life again through
original photographs and behind the scenes descriptions! Robert M.
Smith was a sergeant-air mechanic first class for the U.S. Air
Force when the recruiters arrived on base looking for volunteers
for the Chinese Air Force. He was discharged from the Air Force and
went to China to join the American Volunteer Group, "THe Flying
Tigers." When the AVG disbanded in July, 1942 he re-enlisted as a
technical sergeant and retured to China with the Army Airways
Communications System. Presently he is the treasurer and on the
executive committee of the American Volunteer Group Association.
General
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