In 1943, the 14th Air Force was activated and replaced the China Air Task Force. During WWII, the Flying Tigers transported ammunitions and material for China and fought against Japanese invaders.

Blending history, heroism and hope for a peaceful future, "Flying Over the Top of the World — Forum in Commemorating the 82nd ...

He grew up in Louisiana, lived in Monroe and most famously formed a group of volunteer pilots in WWII, dubbed the "Flying Tigers," who fought the Japanese military in China. The planes were ...

The Flying Tigers and USMC fighter pilots were separate entities in WWII. Colonel Boyington excelled ... Chiang Kai-Shek's ...

The Marion High School and Loras College graduate served in World War II with both the United States Army Air Corps and the Flying Tigers, destroying 18 enemy aircrafts over China and Southeast ...