In 1941 this retired U.S. Air Corps captain formed the "Flying Tigers"
It was Chennault 
who persuaded President Roosevelt to form the American Volunteer Group... [DOC] [TLE] GC45G8J Military Aviation History - The Flying Tigers (Letterbox ... [PAR] Feb 5, 2013 ... Late in 1941, three months before the attack on Pearl Harbor, ... Actually they 
were American pilots from the Army Air Corps, Navy and ... a retired Army Air 
Corps Captain, Claire Chennault, to help form a Chinese Air Force.