Johnny Alison Dies, WWII Aviation Hero In China And Burma
National Aviation Hall of Fame member Maj. Gen. (ret.) Johnny Alison—who demonstrated the P-40 fighter for Chiang Kai Shek and later became a seven-victory ace with the 14th Air Force in China—died June 6 at home in Washington. He was 96. Alison served with the 75th Fighter Sqdn., one of the...
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