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Pappy Boyington and his Black Sheep

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War

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How to Make Fast Cash Flying in China

Greg Boington knew that after his altercation with the lieutenant commander and then previously that putting a bird down on the firing range of Quantico, probably his days with the core were limited. He needed cash and he needed it now. So he goes upstairs into this bar and he sees this cat who is recruiting people for a company called Camco - C-A-M-C-O. While flying with the tigers, he gets over to China over there. And he's one of the first recruits that are installed into the first American volunteer group,. The AVG, which is known today as the flying tigers.

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