In 1941 this retired U.S. Air Corps captain formed the "Flying Tigers"
Between 1937 and 1941 the Chinese military establishment was made up of 
many regional... [DOC] [TLE] The Flying Tigers - The Aviation History Online Museum [PAR] Late in 1941, three months before the attack on Pearl Harbor, a group of young ... 
Actually they were American pilots from the Army Air Corps, Navy, and ... China 
asked a retired Air Corps captain, Claire Chennault, to form a Chinese air force.