Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Special Film Projects Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1970. CHINA CRISIS

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Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Special Film Projects Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1970. CHINA CRISIS

1945

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On AAF operations in China, 1944. Shows in detail problems of getting supplies to China, tracing shipments from Calcutta to Kunming by airplane and by primitive and congested native facilities. The Flying Tigers raid Japanese positions, down many Japanese fighters and bombers attacking Kunming, and accept commissions in the AAF in a ceremony with Gen. Chennault. Thousands of Chinese men, women, and children are employed to handmake airfields east of Kunming. Documents the activities of the 14th Air Force in delaying the Japanese attack to push back Allied forces. Japanese troops are strafed and airfields and cities are destroyed in retreat. Chinese refugees clog railroads and highways in their withdrawal. Chinese troops are flown to action in China, the enemy is pushed back, and the Ledo Road is opened to carry supplies to China. Itemizes the accomplishments of the 14th Air Force during this critical period.

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Chennault, Claire Lee, 1893-1958

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Claire Lee Chennault (September 6, 1893 – July 27, 1958), sometimes known as Old Leatherface, was an American military aviator best known for his leadership of the "Flying Tigers" and the Republic of China Air Force in World War II. Chennault was a fierce advocate of "pursuit" or fighter-interceptor aircraft during the 1930s when the United States Army Air Corps was focused primarily on high-altitude bombardment. Chennault retired from the United States Army in 1937, and went to work as an av...