Flying Tigers
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The Flying Tigers were an American volunteer group of fighter pilots who gained fame in World War II for defending China against Japanese air forces with their distinctive shark-nosed P-40 aircraft.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American Volunteer Group | 8 |
| 1st American Volunteer Group | 1 |
| Flying Tiger insignia | 1 |
| Flying Tigers (American Volunteer Group) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Volunteer Group
ⓘ
World War II military unit ⓘ fighter squadron ⓘ |
| abbreviation | AVG ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Central Army of the Kuomintang
ⓘ
surface form:
Chinese Nationalist forces
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Flying Tigers
ⓘ
surface form:
American Volunteer Group
|
| associatedWith | China-Burma-India Theater supply operations ⓘ |
| baseOfOperations |
Myanmar
ⓘ
surface form:
Burma
Kunming, China ⓘ |
| commander | Claire Lee Chennault ⓘ |
| conflict |
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
ⓘ
surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countrySupported | Republic of China ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | subject of books and films about World War II aviation ⓘ |
| disbandedInto | 23rd Fighter Group ⓘ |
| disbandedInYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| emblem | winged tiger insignia ⓘ |
| formedBy | United States volunteers ⓘ |
| formedInYear | 1941 ⓘ |
| honoredBy |
State Council of China
ⓘ
surface form:
Chinese government
United States Congress ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of Sino-American cooperation in World War II ⓘ |
| namedAfter | nickname derived from aggressive flying style and tiger emblem ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
air defense of Kunming
ⓘ
air defense of Rangoon ⓘ defense of the Burma Road ⓘ |
| notableFor | shark-mouth nose art on P-40 fighters ⓘ |
| operatedAircraft |
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
ⓘ
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk ⓘ
surface form:
Curtiss P-40B
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk ⓘ
surface form:
Curtiss P-40C
|
| opponent |
Imperial Japanese Army Air Service
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service ⓘ |
| partOf | China Air Task Force ⓘ |
| primaryMission | air defense of China ⓘ |
| recognizedFor | high kill-to-loss ratio against Japanese aircraft ⓘ |
| recruitedFrom |
United States Army Air Corps
ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| role |
air superiority
ⓘ
fighter escort ⓘ ground attack ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy |
State Council of China
ⓘ
surface form:
Chinese government
|
| supportedBy | United States government ⓘ |
| symbol | shark-mouth painted on aircraft nose ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
China Burma India Theater
ⓘ
surface form:
China-Burma-India Theater
|
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Flying Tigers (American Volunteer Group)
this entity surface form:
American Volunteer Group
this entity surface form:
American Volunteer Group
this entity surface form:
American Volunteer Group
this entity surface form:
American Volunteer Group
subject surface form:
American Volunteer Group
this entity surface form:
American Volunteer Group
this entity surface form:
American Volunteer Group
this entity surface form:
1st American Volunteer Group
this entity surface form:
American Volunteer Group
subject surface form:
American Volunteer Group
this entity surface form:
Flying Tiger insignia
subject surface form:
Kunming
this entity surface form:
American Volunteer Group