Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"The Flying Tigers were an innovative group, and it is clear that the 76th SPCS, the Air Force's only counterspace unit, carried on that spirit of innovation... Over the past 12 years, the men and women of the 76th SPCS have taken great care of this lineage and have proudly carried the mantle of the Flying Tigers."

Source: Colonel Jay Raymond, during a transfer ceremony in which the 76th FS joined the 74th and 75th Fighter Squadrons, which also share the Flying Tigers heritage, under the 23rd Wing, the same arrangement the original Flying Tigers shared in the 1940s. Col. Steve Arthur, commander of the 442nd Fighter Wing at Whiteman AFB, Mo., which is supplying the reservists for the new squadron, said the new unit is excited to be adopting such a historic piece of Air Force history. The Flying Tigers heritage dates back to 1941, when a group of American volunteer pilots banded together under secret presidential sanction to defend China against the Japanese. The unit eventually became renowned for its combat successes, often while flying in adverse conditions, as well as its distinctive Curtiss P-40 planes, which had shark-like faces painted on the front.

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