New ruins of Flying Tigers found in Yunnan
Large-scale ruins containing a number of remains left by the Flying Tigers, or the First American Volunteer Group (AVG) of the Chinese Air Force during World War II, were discovered by experts of Yunnan Provincial Flying Tigers Research Association and Flying Tigers Museum recently.
It is claimed that the newly found sites have the largest and most concentrated remains of the Flying Tigers so far, consisting important evidence of the China-US cooperation and friendship during WWII.
According to Sui Guansheng, head of the Flying Tigers Research Association, the sites, located at Wulongpu of Chenggong District, Kunming, include the airstrip, headquarters, dormitory, fireplaces, wells, mail office, gate poles, air-raid shelters, oil-storage tunnels, as well as rollers used to build the airstrip and the air crash remains of p-40.
American Volunteer Group (AVG) of the Chinese Air Force was composed of pilots from the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC), Navy (USN), and Marine Corps (USMC), recruited under presidential authority and commanded by Claire Lee Chennault.
The group came to China and helped Chinese people in the war of resistance against Japanese aggression, destroying around 300 enemy aircrafts but losing only 26 pilots in combat.（Li Hongfeng）
Editor: Eric Wang
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