A Brief History of The Flying Tigers

American Volunteer Group - Chinese Air Force

WITH RECOLLECTIONS AND COMMENTS BY GENERAL CLAIRE LEE CHENNAULT

In April, 1937, Claire L. Chennault, then a captain in the United States Army Air Corps, retired from active duty and accepted an offer from Madame Chiang Kai-shek for a three month mission to China to make a confidential survey of the Chinese Air Force. At that time China and Japan were on the verge of war and the fledgling Chinese Air Force was beset by internal problems and torn between American and Italian influence.

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Books by Flying Tigers:

Way of a Fighter

By Claire Chennault. Copyright 1949. Reprinted 1991, James Thorvardson & Sons, Tucson, AZ.

A Flying Tiger's Diary

By Charles R. Bond, Jr. Copyright 1984. Charles R. Bond Jr. and Terry Anderson. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, TX.
Source: Maj. Gen. Charles R. Bond Jr. (Ret), 8600 Skyline Dr. #1113, Dallas, TX 75242

Roar of a Tiger

By James H. Howard Copyright 1991. Orion Books, New York, NY.

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Flying Tigers AVG Merchandise

The Flying Tigers Association is a nonprofit organization composed of honorably discharged members of the American Volunteer Group. The Association offers for sale limited quantities of art, books and memorabilia having to do with the stories and exploits of the AVG Flying Tigers. Most items have original autographs of AVG members.

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