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Laszlo finishes off the CHP overview of the story of the AVG in World War II. In this episode the battle commences on December 20, 1941. From that point forward until the organization was disbanded on July 4, 1942 the Flying Tigers wrote their name into the history books.
TERMS FROM THIS EPISODE
Song Meiling 宋美龄 Soong Mei-ling, Madame Chiang Kai-shek
T.V. Song 宋子文 T.V. Soong, brother of Song Meiling
Yunnan 云南 Province in Southwestern China
Fei Hu 飞虎 The Flying Tigers
Kunming 昆明 Capital of Yunnan
Chen Xiangmei 陈香梅 Anna Chennault, 2nd wife of Claire Chennault
Nu Jiang 怒江 The Salween River separating Yunnan from Burma
Guilin 桂林 City in Guangxi
Hengyang 衡阳 City in Hunan
Yangren laihua zhuzhan, junmin yiti jiuhu
洋人来华助战,军民一体救护 (洋人來華助戰,軍民一體救護)
This foreigner has come to China to help in the war. Soldiers and civilians, one and all, should rescue and protect him.
Hangkong Weiyuanhui 航空委员会 The Aviation Committee
Zhongguo Laobaixing 中国老百姓 The Chinese People
Jianchuan Museum 建川博物馆聚落 The Jianchuan Museum Complex
Feihu Qibingguan 飞虎奇兵馆 The Flying Tigers Museum
Fan Jianchuan 樊建川 Chengdu real estate mogul, founder of the museum complex
Daniel Ford's Book: Flying Tigers: Claire Chennault and his American Volunteers 1941-1942
The Jianchuan Museum Complex Web Site
The Flying Tigers Official Web Site
Ray Harris's History of WWII Podcast
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