Flying Tigers :: American America History

Flying TigersFlying Tigers is the name of a mercenary assort of American pilots that careed defend China and the Burma Road from the bombing of the Japanese during worldly concern War II. The name of their mainsheets was Tomahawks, further the Chinese called them Fei Hu for the sharks teeth painted on their planes. Flying Tigers were known as the American Volunteer Group of the Chinese Air Force. The Flying Tigers did not see combat until December 1941 when the Japanese started bombing China. Jim Gordon, the leader of the Flying Tigers, was running short on pilots after the war had started so he began searching for new pilots. Blackie, one of the volunteers, cute to be part of the Flying Tigers, but Jim didnt want Blackie. So his married woman begged Jim to let Blackie into his group. One daylight during the Japanese bombing, Blackies plane caught on fire. He jumped out attached to his parachute, but one of the Japanese planes saw him and opaline him. Another volunteer, wood sy, joined the Flying Tigers, he wanted to prove to Jim Gordon that he was an expert at flying planes. During the first attack, Jim wouldnt let Woody fly, but Woody flew anyway. When he was aiming for a soldier, he noticed that his plane didnt fox bullets and was nearly killed. After that happened, Jim thought Woody would one day be a good pilot because he was brave enough to exit on three Japanese planes all by himself with no bullets. When the day of December 7, 1941 hit, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt announced on the radio that Pearl curb was bombed which was, A Day of Infamy, and when Jim heard on the radio he was very disappointed. The next day he decided to bomb Japan to help defend his country by himself, but Woody pretended to be the pilot flying the plane because he wanted to help Jim. When they got to Japan, they were aiming for a train full of Japanese soldiers. They started firing at them and when their plane caught fire, Jim and Woody decided to jump out. Then , all of a sudden, Woody pushed Jim out of the plane and flew the plane directly into the train and sacrificed his life to help Jim and his country.