国内英语资讯:China Focus: Memories of the last Flying Tiger pilot
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 13-- <span word="December">December</span> 13 <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> 100<span word="th">th</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Carl">Carl</span> <span word="Kice">Kice</span> <span word="Brown">Brown</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="Flying">Flying</span> <span word="Tiger">Tiger</span> <span word="pilot">pilot</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="peacefully">peacefully</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Corcoran">Corcoran</span>, <span word="California">California</span>, <span word="three">three</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.</p><p>"<span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="August">August</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 8, 2017," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Julia">Julia</span> <span word="Brown">Brown</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="pilot">pilot</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="daughters">daughters</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="email">email</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p><span word="Born">Born</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1917, <span word="Brown">Brown</span> <span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="Michigan">Michigan</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="until">until</span> 1939, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Navy">Navy</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> 1941, <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> 300 <span word="young">young</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Volunteer">Volunteer</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> (<span word="AVG">AVG</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="deployed">deployed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>.</p><p><span word="Organized">Organized</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="commanded">commanded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Claire">Claire</span> <span word="Lee">Lee</span> <span word="Chennault">Chennault</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AVG">AVG</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="Flying">Flying</span> <span word="Tigers">Tigers</span>," <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="volunteer">volunteer</span> <span word="band">band</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="about">about</span> 300 <span word="pilots">pilots</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="sole">sole</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="invading">invading</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="WWII">WWII</span>.</p><p><span word="Through">Through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="introduction">introduction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="Tex">Tex</span> <span word="Hill">Hill</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="AVG">AVG</span> <span word="squadron">squadron</span> <span word="leader">leader</span>, <span word="Brown">Brown</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="honorable">honorable</span> <span word="discharge">discharge</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Navy">Navy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AVG">AVG</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pilots">pilots</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span>," <span word="Brown">Brown</span> <span word="recalled">recalled</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Brown">Brown</span> <span word="participated">participated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Flying">Flying</span> <span word="Tigers">Tigers</span>' <span word="first">first</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 20 <span word="that">that</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Kunming">Kunming</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="southwest">southwest</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="planes">planes</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tribute">tribute</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="family">family</span>, <span word="Brown">Brown</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mission">mission</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nujiang">Nujiang</span> <span word="River">River</span>, <span word="during">during</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="ace">ace</span> <span word="pilot">pilot</span> <span word="Bob">Bob</span> <span word="Little">Little</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wing">wing</span>.</p>
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