Secret American Air Force in China - The Flying Tigers

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In 1941, a secret team of pilots known as the Flying Tigers crossed the Pacific Ocean on Dutch vessels posing as farmers, mechanics, and missionaries. Along with them was a shipment of 100 Curtiss-Wright P-40 Warhawks transported discreetly aboard third-country freighters. What few knew at the time was that these were American pilots with American planes on what was supposed to be a very quiet mission with the Republic of China Air Force.

Following Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, however, everything changed, and the Flying Tigers would become a beacon of hope amid the grim developments in the Pacific. Over six months, the 99 American pilots (one had been denied a passport) would reportedly destroy 297 Japanese aircraft with only 14 losses of their own…

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