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The 76th Fighter Squadron started off as the AVF fighting the for China against Japan before the US entered WWII. After Pearl Harbor the AVG was rolled over into the US Army Air Force.

Appreciate the history lesson, very interesting. Just stopped by wiki to read a little about the AVG--fascinating story, especially the part which you referenced about them forming and training in China almost a year before Pearl Harbor. Thought the following was interesting as well:

The AVG was created by an executive order of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek. He did not speak English, however, and Chennault never learned to speak Chinese. As a result, all communications between the two men were routed through Soong Mei-ling, "Madame Chiang" as she was known to Americans, and she was designated the group's "honorary commander."

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Posted by Darth_Vader

A galaxy far, far away

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Posted on 10/15/23 at 5:17 pm to hojo

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Appreciate the history lesson, very interesting. Just stopped by wiki to read a little about the AVG--fascinating story, especially the part which you referenced about them forming and training in China almost a year before Pearl Harbor. Thought the following was interesting as well: The AVG was created by an executive order of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek. He did not speak English, however, and Chennault never learned to speak Chinese. As a result, all communications between the two men were routed through Soong Mei-ling, "Madame Chiang" as she was known to Americans, and she was designated the group's "honorary commander."

Yeah. The AFG was a very interesting chapter in WWII history.

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Posted by vl100butch

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Posted on 10/15/23 at 5:17 pm to hojo

Vader, are you familiar with the P-40 in the LSU bookstore?

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