1st Pursuit Squadron "Adam & Eves"

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The 1st Pursuit Squadron "Adam & Eves" was a fighter squadron of the World War II-era American Volunteer Group, known for flying Curtiss P-40 Warhawks in defense of China against Japanese forces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II aviation unit ⓘ
fighter squadron ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
activeDuringPeriod early 1940s ⓘ
airForceBranchType pursuit squadron ⓘ
allegiance Republic of China ⓘ
associatedWith Chinese Air Force ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces personnel ⓘ
volunteer American pilots ⓘ
conflict Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
equipment single-engine fighter aircraft ⓘ
historicalEra World War II era ⓘ
missionType air defense ⓘ
air superiority ⓘ
fighter operations ⓘ
nickname Adam & Eves ⓘ
notableFor combat against Japanese aircraft over China ⓘ
operatedAircraft Curtiss P-40 Warhawk ⓘ
Curtiss P-40B ⓘ
Curtiss P-40C ⓘ
operatedBy American Volunteer Group command ⓘ
operationalStatus disbanded ⓘ
opponent Imperial Japanese forces ⓘ
partOf American Volunteer Group ⓘ
linked to: Flying Tigers

Flying Tigers ⓘ
primaryTask defense of Chinese cities and supply routes ⓘ
role air defense of China ⓘ
serviceBranch air service ⓘ
theaterOfOperations China ⓘ
China-Burma-India Theater ⓘ
usedTactics escort missions ⓘ
fighter interception ⓘ
ground attack missions ⓘ

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American Volunteer Group → component → 1st Pursuit Squadron "Adam & Eves" ⓘ
subject linked to: AVG
1st Pursuit Squadron "Adam & Eves" → airForceBranchType → pursuit squadron ⓘ
linked to: 1st Pursuit Squadron "Adam & Eves"
2nd Pursuit Squadron "Panda Bears" → siblingUnit → 1st Pursuit Squadron "Adam and Eves" ⓘ
linked to: 1st Pursuit Squadron "Adam & Eves"