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Kisarazu Ku G3Ms that went down over Nanking... with pressing demands for air defense in both Northern and Southern China, the 28th PS was split into two: one group of four 28th PS Curtiss Hawk IIs, reinforced by three others from the Air Force Academy, went sent north to Taiyuan under the command of Capt. Chan and Lt. Louie, the remaining four Hawk IIs led by Capt. Chin Shui-Tin, were sent south to protect Shaokwan (Airbase and Aircraft Factory) in Canton Province.
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On 13 September 1940, Major Louie Yim-Qun was commander of 28th PS, stationed at
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Chinese Air Force in the 1930's... as commander of the 28th PS of the 5th PG deployed to Chuyung Airfield by Nanking, the unit took part in the fierce combat over the city on 15 August 1937... Chan recalled that he
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13 September 1940 - 27 Japanese G3M bombers escorted by 13 A6M Zero fighters attacked
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Chinese fighters... he was able to close-in to 160 ft and score hits as the Zero-sen chased another I-15bis... Gao was probably responsible for at least one of the three or so damaged Zeroes in this
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Seattle in 1914, Washington... his father from Toyshan, Guangdong, China. He obtained a private pilot's license at the Portland Flying School, Oregon, and went to China in 1933. One of the other pilots in Portland, and volunteering for the Chinese Air Force was Lee Ah-Ying
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When did World War II begin? Shanghai 1937: Where World War II Began answers that question in a way most audiences will find surprising. Americans might say
December 7, 1941… The day the Japanese Imperial Navy attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. For Europeans, it was September
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medium-heavy bombers on a raid against
Chongqing. In the ensuing melee, Maj. Louie was seriously wounded, but managed to safely land his bullet-riddled I-15bis back in base, while Lt. Gao Youxin claimed a "Zero shot down", but in fact all Zeroes safely returned to base, with four damaged.
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airbase received a report that
Japanese planes were flying towards Chungking and ordered the planes to take off... the enemy aircraft sighted were 13 Mitsubishi A6M 'Zero' fighters from the 12th Kokutai led by Lieutenant Saburo Shindo, which escorted twenty-seven G3M2s to Chungking...
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