QUOTE: Originally posted by john m beringer
I read somewhere that 100 were sent to China but one was lost the harbor. It fell out of the sling and went to the bottom and was never retreaved.
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Yup. Not only that, but the AVG lost a whole bunch more in accidents during the next two-three months while the pilots were learning to transition to the P-40.
I think at top strength, the AVG had about 60 planes, but don't quote me on that.
Here's one of the best places to get information on the Flying Tigers:
http://www.danford.net/avg.htm
Edit: I was right. This page, http://www.danford.net/status.htm, shows the total strength on Dec. 2, 1941 to be:
Total Airplanes in commission 62
Total Airplanes out Commision 17
Total Airplanes 79
Total Airplanes equipped with radio 60
Total Airplanes equipped with armament 60
Regards,