China/USA: Flying Tigers Charlie Bond, Tex Hill and Ed Rector. All three received the British Flying Cross for gallantry in Burma from Lord Halifax, in Washington, , in 1943. 'Flying Tigers' was the popular name for the 1st American Volunteer Group (AVG) of the Chinese Air Force in 1941-1942. The pilots were United States Army (USAAF), Navy (USN), and Marine Corps (USMC) personnel, recruited under presidential sanction and commanded by Claire Lee Chennault; the ground crew and headquarters staff were likewise mostly recruited from the military, along with some civilians.

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