"Ben Cole" WWII ROC Flying Tiger P40 Pilot
The first American fliers in combat in the Pacific, they were officially known
as the First American Volunteer Group, later shortened to A.V.G. The name Flying
Tigers was first introduced on March 24, 1942, when an American correspondent
quoted a Chinese newspaper article saying the American fliers were practically
"fei-hu" (flying tigers). The term stuck, and the A.V.G. has been
known as the Flying Tigers ever since that incident.
