Ep. 152 | The Flying Tigers (Part 2)
Laszlo finishes off our overview of the story of the Flying Tigers in World War II. In this episode, the battle commences on December 20, 1941. From that point forward until the organization was disbanded on July 4, 1942, the Flying Tigers wrote their name into the history books.
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Terms in Episode
Pinyin/Term | Chinese | English/Meaning |
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Chen Xiangmei | 陈香梅 | Anna Chennault, 2nd wife of Claire Chennault |
Fan Jianchuan | 樊建川 | Chengdu real estate mogul, founder of the museum complex |
Fei Hu | 飞虎 | The Flying Tigers |
Guilin | 桂林 | City in Guangxi |
Hangkong Weiyuanhui | 航空委员会 | The Aviation Committee |
Hengyang | 衡阳 | City in Hunan |
Jianchuan Museum | 飞虎奇兵馆 | The Flying Tigers Museum |
Kunming | 昆明 | Capital of Yunnan |
Nu Jiang | 怒江 | The Salween River separating Yunnan from Burma |
Song Meiling | 宋美龄 | Soong Mei-ling, Madame Chiang Kai-shek |
T.V. Soong | 宋子文 | T.V. Soong, brother of Song Meiling |
Yangren laihua zhuzhan, junmin yiti jiuhu | 洋人来华助战,军民一体救护 (洋人來華助戰,軍民一體救護) | This foreigner has come to China to help in the war. Soldiers and civilians, one and all, should rescue and protect him |
Yunnan | 云南 | Province in Southwestern China |
Zhongguo Laobaixing | 中国老百姓 | The Chinese People |
In post-228 Taiwan, extraordinary events start to happen, one after another.