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From: msmiller@gonzoville.East.Sun.COM (Mark Miller - OpenWindows Contractor)
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Subject: Re: WWII Chinese airmen flying for the AAF in China ?
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From: msmiller@gonzoville.East.Sun.COM (Mark Miller - OpenWindows Contractor)
|>From: anthony@batserver.cs.uq.oz.au (Anthony Lee)
|>
|>Many years ago I read about how some Chinese pilots flew obselete
|>biplanes to intercept Japanese bombers in WWII.  I was wondering if any
|>of them ended up flying with the US AAF in China, e.g. flying P40s ?
|>
|>Thanks in advance

Yes. They formed a unit of Chinese pilots, trained by Americans. I forget
the actual name of this unit, but from accounts I've read their landings
were quite amusing. I also think there was a joint Chinese/American
squadron in operation, but I'd have to do some checking. In any event,
all these units flew the P-40.
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