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14th Air Force

  March 1943 to present

  United States of America

TYPE: USAAF Unit

IATA/ICAO CODES: Nil

HEADQUARTERS: Kunming, Yunnan, China

FORMER NAME: 1st American Volunteer Group (1941-1942), 10th Air Force's China Air Task Force (1942-1943)

SUBSEQUENT NAME: Nil

USAAF started operating in China as far back as 1941, with the 1st American Volunteer Group (the "Flying Tigers"), which was officially part of the Chinese Air Force under General Claire Chennault. In April 1942, the Flying Tigers were integrated into the USAAF as the China Air Task Force, a branch of the 10th Air Force. Only in March 1943 did USAAF's Chinese operation become a full Air Force, the 14th Air Force, still under Chennault's leadership. Its operations went on to cover the entire Chinese theatre of operations, including Indochina and Formosa. The 14th Air Force operated Commandos under the following groups: