BEIJING, Aug. 16 (Xinhuanet) -- Work to salvage a sunken P-40 fighter plane, which has remained at the bottom of the Dianchi Lake in southwest China's Yunnan province for 71 years, begins on Thursday, according to Chinanews.com.
The Flying Tiger Fleet, led by the late American General Claire Chennault, consisted of American volunteer pilots during the Second World War with the mission of defending China against Japanese forces.
The Tiger's shark-faced P-40 fighter, crashed into Dianchi Lake on April 28, 1942, during a training exercise. The body of the pilot named John Blackburn was recovered later.
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