Chinese Air Force
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China's most celebrated air force hero during the Second Sino-Japanese War / World War II, ace fighter pilot Colonel Kao Chih-Hang
The phrase Chinese Air Force may refer to one of two modern bodies; a third historical unit can also be referred to as a part:
- Republic of China Air Force: The air force of China from 1920 to 1949, 1949 till now operating Taiwan only.
- People's Liberation Army Air Force: The air force of mainland China from 1949.
- China Air Task Force: An interim unit formed mainly from the Flying Tigers after their disbandment on July 4, 1942 and before their reunion, in part, within the 14th Air Force in 1943.
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[edit] See Also
- Art Chin, one of the first American volunteer combat aviators in China
- Kwon Ki-ok, the first female pilot in the Chinese Air Force