On this Day in Chinese History; 27 July

This day, 27 July, in 1958, General Claire Lee Chennault, commander-in-chief of the famous American volunteer air force, the “Flying Tigers”, passed away. During World War II, between 1941 and 1943, the Tigers transported arms and supplies to China, shooting down 193 Japanese planes over hundreds of sorties, becoming an important part of foreign aid in support of China’s war effort.