http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/02/content_7000288.htm Does anyone know where these are or any sites that list them?
Kyt, from Wiki: The Flying Tigers Memorial is located in the village of Zhijiang, Hunan Province, China and is the only museum in the world dedicated exclusively to the Flying Tigers. Zhijiang had formerly been one of Chennault's headquarters for the 14th AF. The memorial originally opened in 2003 in the former headquarters building. In 2005 the memorial was completely rebuilt, with displays incorporating many of the artifacts obtained from the AVG veterans who had attended the first dedication. The memorial reopened in September, 2005, with several AVG pilots and their families again present at the dedication. The new memorial building is a beautiful steel and marble structure, with wide sweeping steps leading up to a platform with columns holding up the memorial's sweeping roof. Inside is the replica G-1 jacket AVG pilot Richard "Dick" Rossi had donated at the first dedication. On the memorial's back wall, etched in black marble, are the names of all members of the Flying Tigers (AVG, 75th Fighter Squadron, 14th Air Force) who died in China. 8"x10" photos of most AVG Flying Tigers pilots and administrators are displayed throughout the museum, as well as blown-up illuminated paintings of AVG scenes by artists John Shaw and Roy Grinnell. On one wall a 1/4 scale model of the nose of a P-40 protrudes with its propellers spinning and engine puffing smoke, while below a diorama depicts the village of Zhijiang being attacked by Japanese bombers. As an important airbase of the Flying Tigers in South China, the city of Kunming and its people will never forget the sacrifices of those young American pilots. In 2005 the city of Kunming held a ceremony memorializing the history of the Flying-Tigers in China. A lot of pilots of that time or their generation came to Kunming to commemorate that period in history. http://www.flyingtigerheritagepark.com/
Cheers Andy. It's nice to see that even after 60 years of Communist rule and dodgy Sino-US relations, some sacrifices are still recognised by all concerned.
Yes, I was pleasantly surprised as well. There's a few people in our countries who could learn to be that grateful!
