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Salvage team begins Flying Tigers search

Souce:Global Times - Xinhua Publish By Thomas Whittle Updated 16/08/2013 8:03 am in China / no comments

A salvage team on Thursday started to retrieve an airplane that was flown by the Flying Tigers during World War II from beneath a lake in Southwest China’s Yunnan Province.

The Flying Tigers, officially known as the American Volunteer Group (AVG) of the Chinese air force, was a group composed of ex-pilots from the US military.

Commanded by Claire Lee Chennault, the team flew over China to battle Japanese invaders during World War II, as China’s air force was destroyed.

“I hope the salvage can revive the glorious memory of China and the US working hand in hand,” said Wang Leilei, CEO of Kongzhong Web and funder of the salvage efforts.

The wrecked plane crashed into Dianchi Lake in April 1942 during a training session. Only the pilot’s body was retrieved from the water at the time.

To narrow down the location of the plane, the salvage team spent several months talking to local residents and examining documents.

“The wreck has been underwater for a long time. It might have disintegrated,” said Zhang Liang, who heads a mapping team at the Shanghai Maritime Safety Administration.

The Flying Tigers are highly recognized in China and US AVG members were invited to the Chinese mainland in 2005.

Global Times – Xinhua

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A salvage team on Thursday started to retrieve an airplane that was flown by the Flying Tigers during World War II from beneath a lake in Southwest China’s Yunnan Province.

Salvage team begins Flying Tigers search

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