Flying Tigers' relatives, scholars honor group's legacy at exhibition in South China
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Updated: 2025-09-09 09:21
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That was his 23rd sortie, Long Junior said, adding that his father flew 104 missions in total, the last of which took place on his 20th birthday.
At the exhibition, Virginia Lynn Krippner, the niece of Flying Tiger Howard Lincoln Krippner, proudly recognized her uncle in a group photo of the U.S. pilots. She also donated a vase that had originally been gifted to her uncle by the Chinese people.
She expressed her hope that more people would be able to learn about this friendship through objects like the vase.
