Mon, Sep 24, 2007
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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content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be
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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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