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| Life, 10-August-1942 |
Claire Chennault learned to fly in the US Army during World War One. After the war, he specialized in pursuit (fighter) tactics. After becoming a captain, he couldn't advance further because of conflicts with superiors and poor health, so he resigned in 1937. Chennault went to China, becoming the chief air advisor of Chiang Kai-shek. Chennault returned to Washington, DC to organize the American Volunteer Group. In 1941, the American pilots, mostly men who had given up their military commissions, started flying Curtiss P-40B Tomahawks against the Japanese invaders. The Americans became known as the Flying Tigers.
Seven months after Pearl Harbor, the AVG was incorporated in the US Army Air Force.
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