HAPPY - BIRTHDAY ... 23d Fighter Group "Flying Tigers" & 23d Fighter Wing "Flying Tigers" 4th of July, 1942 The 23d Fighter Group was established in World War II as the 23d Pursuit Group of the United States Army Air Forces (AAF). Re-designated the 23d Fighter Group before its activation, the group was formed in China on 4 July 1942, as a component of the China Air Task Force and received a small cadre of volunteer personnel from the simultaneously disbanded 1st American Volunteer Group (AVG) – the "Flying Tigers" of the Chinese Air Force.
Posted on: Thu, 04 Jul 2013 15:44:13 +0000
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