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Major General Claire Lee Chennault war ein US-amerikanischer Pilot und General, der als Kommandant der “Flying Tigers” während des Zweiten Weltkriegs berühmt wurde.
Claire Lee Chennault (September 6, 1893 – July 27, 1958) was an American military aviator best known for his leadership of the "Flying Tigers" and the Chinese Nationalist Air Force in World War II.
Claire L. Chennault (born September 6, 1890, Commerce, Texas, U.S.—died July 27, 1958, New Orleans, Louisiana) was a U.S. major general who commanded the U.S. Army Air Forces in China (1942–45) and created the American Volunteer Group (AVG), best known as the Flying Tigers.
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Learn about the history of Selman Field, the largest navigation school in the U.S. during WWII, and the story of General Claire Chennault and the Flying Tigers. The museum also honors the legacy of Delta Airlines, which started as a crop-dusting business at Selman Field.
Maj. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault was a World War II leader of the famed Flying Tigers in China, for whom Chennault Air Force Base, Lake Charles, La., is named. He was born Commerce, Texas, 1890; died New Orleans, La., July 27, 1958.
Claire Chennault led the famed Flying Tigers and the U.S. 14th Air Force against the Japanese in China and Burma during World War II. He was a charismatic airpower theorist and a controversial leader who at times disagreed with official doctrine and his superiors.
Claire Lee Chennault wurde am 6. Sept. 1890 in Commerce, Texas als Sohn eines Baumwollpflanzers geboren. Er erhielt seine Erziehung am State Normal College und an der Staatsuniversität von Louisiana. Von 1908-1913 war er Volksschullehrer.
