I have read recently (and sought out this forum to find out if it is true) that the Chinese Gloster Gladiators had the same Browning FN N1939 (in 7.92) as the IAR-80/81? is this true?
I have also heard that due to the German advisors, they had a factory for creating 7.92 ammo?
The American volunteer flyers who fought for China against the Japanese invasion were known as the 'Flying Tigers.' They saw their first combat on December 20th, 1941. They had originally thought this would be earlier, but various delays meant that it happened a few days after the US and Japan...
Hi,
I encountered a story about the Italian instructors' training of Chinese AF pilots during 1930s. The Italians used a peculiar system. They did not eliminate any Chinese pilot-cadet, no matter how poor his performance in the air was. The graduation rate of the classes were more than 95%...
I'm reading letters from 1941 from a radioman who's part of a Navy submarine patrol aircraft based in Providence, RI, written to his brother, an air cadet based in Long Island. The Navy radioman implores his brother in a couple of letters to sign up for some sort of commercial duty with...
from China Gives Solid Gold Medals to 5 Surviving Flying Tigers | Military.com
Associated Press | Sep 21, 2015
MONROE, La — China has given solid gold medals to five surviving members of the Flying Tigers, a volunteer fighter group formed in China before the United States entered World War...
Hello all,
Thought the members might enjoy a video of one of these classic machines in flight.
Here is a link to video"
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzoR-NArifU
:p
Capt. Lou