This series contains various correspondences, articles,
documents, reunion yearbooks, etc. relating to the American
Volunteer Group (AVG), known as the “Flying Tigers.” The 1st
American Volunteer Group, also known as AVG, and more famously
as the Flying Tigers—was a group of volunteer American pilots
from various branches of the military, led by Lieutenant General
Claire Lee Chennault. Answering a call from Madame Chiang Kai
Shek, Chennault initially gathered together the AVG to perform a
survey of the Chinese Air Force. The AVG was comprised of 3
squadrons: 1st Adam and Eves, 2nd Panda Bears, and 3rd Hell’s
Angels. The group saw combat after Pearl Harbor in 1941, and
went on to produce multiple victories against the Japanese, and
emerged with multiple Flying Aces. Chennault employed his
fighter doctrine, which was based on careful study of the
enemy’s tactics, while employing their strengths in altitude.
The Flying Tigers were famous too for their successes in the air
battle over Rangoon. In addition to thei