her-master: peerintothepast: The “Flying Tigers” was a volunteer unit of American ex-mil
her-master: peerintothepast: The “Flying Tigers” was a volunteer unit of American ex-military and civilian pilots who flew to help the Chinese Air Force from the 21st of December in 1941– to late 1942. At a time when America was only getting bad news from the battle in the Pacific these airmen were flying, fighting and beating the formerly all-conquering Japanese air forces These men were an interesting and rather irregular group of individuals that made one of the best fighting units of the war. They flew their colourful shark nosed P-40’s that became synonymous with that aircraft (and many other imitators) as well as being feared by the Japanese. If you didn’t get the memo, our grandparents’ and great-grandparents’ generations were badasses. It’s easy to forget that. That generation literally saved the world & our thanks is to cut their health care & try to make their final years as miserable as possible. All in the name of fat congressional salaries & fatter corporations. -- source link