Show I TIGERS DOWN 34 JAP PLANES Feb 26 The JP-The P Jp The The Flying Tigers Tigers the the American volunteer volunteer volunteer vol vol- group shot group shot down a total of 34 planes in attacks Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day and Thursday on Japanese formations over Thailand a central central cen cen- news official Chinese agency dispatch said laid The Americans suffered suffered suffered suf suf- no loss of their own it was was said A British Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day dealing with the operations of both the A V G and the R RAF A F said that 30 enemy planes were downed that day over Burma Thursdays Thursday's British reports told of a successful A V G raid yesterday yesterday yester yester- day morning on a Japanese air airbase airbase airbase base in Thailand In which two enemy bombers we were e shot down and two enemy fighters were destroyed destroyed destroyed de de- de- de on the ground It is impossible to say what duplication there is among these various reports The central news dispatch datelined datelined datelined date- date lined an air base somewhere in province said that the Flying Tigers encountered large numbers of Japanese planes but all were able to return safely to that base The A V Gs G's under Brigadier General Claire L L. Chennault are technically a part of the Chinese air force Their original task dating dating dating dat dat- ing to before Japans Japan's great offensive offensive offensive offen offen- sive was protection of the Burma road mad |