The Forgotten Squadron
by Daniel Jackson
"The 449th Fighter Squadron in World War II : Flying P-38s Over China with the Flying Tigers, 14th Air Force"
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Details
War:
World War II
Perspective:
Pilots
Military Unit:
US Air Force
True Story:
Yes
Biography:
No
Region:
Asia
Page Count:
160
Published Date:
2010
ISBN13:
9780764335372
Description
The men of the 449th Fighter Squadron called themselves the forgotten squadron. Despite serving to great effect as the only P-38 fighter squadron with the Flying Tigers in China, the 449th received little press or praise during or after the war. Ironically, the unit participated in the 14th Air Forces greatest missions, including the daring Thanksgiving Day raid on Taiwan, accidentally shooting down one of the top-ranking Japanese generals in China, and even supporting Ho Chi Minh against the Japanese in Indochina. Having spread its wings from Taiwan to the Salween Front, the 449th is the perfect case study to investigate Major General Claire Lee Chennaults air war over China in World War II.
