J. J. Harrington interview (video and transcript, 1 of 14), 1991

Notes:

Interview of J. J. Harrington by filmmaker Frank Boring for the documentary, Fei Hu: The Story of the Flying Tigers. Harrington served in the AVG as Line Chief in the 1st Squadron "Adam and Eve." After experiencing some confusion with his recruitment for AVG and discharge from the U.S. Army Air Forces, he traveled to Rangoon, Burma where he was met by Col. Chennault. He was stationed in Rangoon and Toungoo, Burma and Kunming, China. In this tape, Harrington describes his time working at Moffett Field in California where he converted P-36 fighter planes to P-40's. He also goes into detail on the difficulties pilots experienced at the time and the difficulties he experienced repairing the airplanes in addition to how Lieutenant Merritt and Lieutenant Mangleburg became the first pilots to join the American Volunteer Group.

Date Created:

1991-06-10T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Grand Valley State University. University Libraries

Subject Topic:

Oral history, United States--History, Military, China--History, Military, Veterans, China. Kong jun. American Volunteer Group, and World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American

Language:

eng

Rights:

<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a>

URL:

https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/41931