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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.
El teniente general Claire Chennault es conocido por ser el líder de los Tigres Voladores (Flying Tigers), escuadrón de voluntarios que combatió a los japoneses en China desde el 20 de diciembre de 1941, escasos trece días después del ataque japonés a Pearl Harbor.
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.
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.
Learn about the life and achievements of Claire Chennault, the American volunteer who led the Flying Tigers against the Japanese in World War II. Discover how he developed the early-warning system, trained the pilots, and fought with the P-40 Tomahawks in China and Burma.
El teniente general Claire Chennault es conocido por ser el líder de los Tigres Voladores, escuadrón de voluntarios que combatió a los japoneses en China desde el 20 de diciembre de 1941, escasos trece días después del ataque japonés a Pearl Harbor.
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.
