[DOC] [TLE] Flying Tigers - Wikipedia [PAR] The 1st American Volunteer Group (AVG) of the Chinese Air Force in 19411942, 
nicknamed the Flying Tigers, was composed of pilots from the United States Army 
Air Corps (USAAC), Navy (USN), and Marine Corps (USMC), recruited under 
presidential authority and commanded by Claire Lee Chennault. ... It trained in 
Burma before the American entry into World War II with the... [DOC] [TLE] Claire Lee Chennault - Wikipedia [PAR] Claire Lee Chennault (September 6, 1893  July 27, 1958) was an American 
military aviator best known for his leadership of the "Flying Tigers" and the 
Republic of China Air Force in World War II. Chennault was a fierce advocate of "
pursuit" or fighter-interceptor aircraft ... (B-29's started bombing from China in 
1944, but they were not under... [DOC] [TLE] American Volunteer Group: Claire L. Chennault and the Flying ... [PAR] Chennault's plane performed a synchronized tight roll while the two outside craft 
... military aviators and ground personnel for the American Volunteer Group. ... 
bonus promised for every confirmed Japanese aircraft that was shot down or 
destroyed. ..... Those who are knowledgeable about World War II-and many who 
are... [DOC] [TLE] Flying Tigers AVG - A Brief History of the Flying Tigers [PAR] The official status of Claire L. Chennault in China prior to 1942 was always a ... It 
was during these years of self-imposed exile in the Chinese hinterland, that .... 
The R.A.F. lost five planes and pilots and the A.V.G. lost four planes and two 
pilots. ... war, with six more Jap planes believed shot down over the Gulf of 
Martaban. [DOC] [TLE] The Flying Tigers: Chennault's American Volunteer Group in China [PAR] after the United States entered World War I, that he first applied for military .... 
aircraft in the Chinese inventory Chennault had started his journey to China. .... 
ing Japanese arcraft, aRd Chennault could quickly get his fighter pilots in 
position ... Soong had Chennault draw up the requirements for two hundred fight
rs and one. [DOC] [TLE] Honor and Fidelity, The Flying Tigers: Aces of the Far East [PAR] In the decade leading up to World War II, the United States was growing .... Claire 
L. Chennault (September 6, 1893- July 27, 1958), The founder and ... the Soviet 
Union supplied 885 aircraft to the Chinese along with hundreds of pilots ..... Ten 
Japanese aircraft were shot down at a cost of five Buffalos and three Warhawks. [DOC] [TLE] General Claire Lee Chennault An Unsung Masonic Hero [PAR] Photo: The American Heritage Picture History of World War II, 1966 ... to 
Chennault since they did not believe fighters could shoot down a bomber. ... For 
two years, Chennault taught Chinese aviators war tactics and fought the 
Japanese from his ... In effect, these were covert operations against a country 
with which we had... [DOC] [TLE] Wings of Valor II- Introduction: The Eagle and the Tiger [PAR] Volume II. World War II. Introduction. Major Truman Landon squinted his tired ... 
Japanese Zeroes zoomed in to rake the inbound Flying Fortress with a ... 
airplane to be shot down in World War II; and Lieutenant Schick became the first 
.... Claire L. Chennault was a pursuit pilot with a reputation for being among the 
very best. [DOC] [TLE] Wings of Valor II- James Howell Howard, Flying Tiger, Mustang Ace [PAR] 18-- A lone, unidentified Mustang pilot battled 30 German fighter planes for half 
an .... by a former American fighter pilot, responded by shooting down eleven of 
them. ... Claire Chennault had earned his wings in the post-World War I Army Air 
..... James Howell Howard, Naval aviator and U.S. Army Air Force ace, was born 
in... [DOC] [TLE] P-40 and Zero - CHUCKHAWKS.COM [PAR] The Zero concept started in May of 1937. ... On the 31 July 1940 the Imperial 
Japanese Navy officially adopted the A6M. ... The Zeke's roll rate at any speed 
was slower then all U.S. fighters of WW II. .... (ninety-six of which were 109s) to 
the

Question: Founded by Claire Chennault, these aviators shot down hundreds of Japanese planes during World War II
Answer: the Flying Tigers