American Volunteer Group
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american-volunteer-group-235-3197168
title:
American Volunteer Group
text:
The American Volunteer Groups were volunteer air units organized by the United States government to aid the Nationalist government of China against Japan in the Second Sino-Japanese War. The only unit to actually see combat was the 1st AVG, popularly known as the Flying Tigers. To aid the Nationalist government of China and to put pressure on Japan, President Franklin Roosevelt in April 1941 authorized the creation of a clandestine "Special Air Unit" consisting of three combat groups equipped wi
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Volunteer air units organized by the United States government
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Volunteer_Group
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date modified:
2023-08-17T03:27:39Z
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