Chennault's Flying Tigers

GPTKB entity

Statements (63)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Curtiss_P-40_Warhawk
approximately 100
gptkbp:depicted_in gptkb:books
gptkb:films
gptkbp:dissolved gptkb:1942
gptkbp:engaged_in defense of China
gptkbp:famous_for shooting down Japanese aircraft
gptkbp:fighting_style guerrilla tactics
gptkbp:formed 1941
gptkbp:fought_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Chengdu
gptkbp:historical_significance first American volunteer group in China
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chennault's Flying Tigers
gptkbp:inspired gptkb:popular_culture
gptkbp:known_for air combat
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Claire_Lee_Chennault
gptkbp:legacy influenced US-China relations
gptkbp:medal gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross
gptkb:Air_Medal
gptkbp:motto nan
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Flying_Tigers
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_Kunming
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Salween_River
gptkbp:notable_pilots gptkb:Richard_I._Bong
gptkb:Eugene_E._Lindsey
gptkb:Charles_H._Mc_Gowan_Jr.
gptkb:Eugene_E._Lindsey_Jr.
gptkb:Frank_L._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:Frank_L._Mc_Gowan_Jr.
gptkb:John_M._Mc_Gowan_Jr.
gptkb:Richard_I._Bong_Jr.
gptkb:William_A._Mc_Gowan_Jr.
gptkb:George_L._Preddy
gptkb:James_H._Doolittle_Jr.
gptkb:James_H._Doolittle
gptkb:Tex_Hill
gptkb:Robert_L._Scott_Jr.
gptkb:Robert_L._Scott
gptkb:William_A._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:John_M._Mc_Gowan
David Lee
Charles H. Mc Gowan
Charles H. Mc Gowan III.
Eugene E. Lindsey III.
Frank L. Mc Gowan III.
James H. Doolittle III.
John M. Mc Gowan III.
Richard I. Bong III.
Robert A. H.
Robert L. Scott III.
William A. Mc Gowan III.
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:China
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Burma
gptkbp:operational_period 1941-1942
gptkbp:primary_role fighter operations
gptkbp:successor gptkb:14th_Air_Force
gptkbp:supporting_country gptkb:China
gptkbp:training_programs gptkb:Burma
gptkbp:type gptkb:fighter_aircraft
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Claire_Chennault
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5