Reminiscences of Sebie Biggs Smith : oral history, 1981.

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Reminiscences of Sebie Biggs Smith : oral history, 1981.

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Flight and mechanical training U.S. Army Air Corps, 1930-1936; experiences in China, relations with Generalissimo and Madame Chiang Kai-shek, Colonel Claire Chennault, aircraft assembly and repair, Chinese Japanese War, beginnings of the Flying Tigers.

Transcript: 159 leaves.

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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