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Robert Lee Scott Jr.
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Robert Lee Scott Jr. was a brigadier general in the United States Air Force and a flying ace of World War II, credited with shooting down 13 Japanese aircraft.
Robert Lee Scott Jr.
Robert Lee Scott Jr.
Colonel Robert Lee Scott Jr. in his P-40 Warhawk, 1943
Colonel Robert Lee Scott Jr. in his P-40 Warhawk, 1943
Scott with an oil painting of himself at the Museum of Aviation in Georgia (1994)
Scott with an oil painting of himself at the Museum of Aviation in Georgia (1994)
Plaque of Scott at the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame
Plaque of Scott at the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame
Flying Tigers
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The First American Volunteer Group (AVG) of the Republic of China Air Force, nicknamed the Flying Tigers, was formed to help oppose the Japanese invasion of China. Operating in 1941–1942, it was composed of pilots from the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC), Navy (USN), and Marine Corps (USMC), and was commanded by Claire Lee Chennault. Their Curtiss P-40B Warhawk aircraft, marked with Chinese colors, flew under American control. Recruited under President Franklin Roosevelt's authority before Pearl Harbor, their mission was to bomb Japan and defend the Republic of China, but many delays meant the AVG first flew in combat after the US and Japan declared war.
Flying Tigers personnel
Flying Tigers personnel
Chennault in his Kunming office, May 1942. He wears a US Army brigadier general's star on his left shoulder but Chinese insignia otherwise.
Chennault in his Kunming office, May 1942. He wears a US Army brigadier general's star on his left shoulder but Chinese insignia otherwise.
3rd Squadron Hell's Angels, Flying Tigers, over China, photographed in 1942 by AVG pilot Robert T. Smith
3rd Squadron Hell's Angels, Flying Tigers, over China, photographed in 1942 by AVG pilot Robert T. Smith
P-40 Warhawk painted with Flying Tigers shark face at the National Museum of the United States Air Force
P-40 Warhawk painted with Flying Tigers shark face at the National Museum of the United States Air Force