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Remembering U.S. Flying Tigers who volunteered to support China in WWII

Ediz Tiyansan

03:10

Eighty years after a daring group of American volunteer pilots provided vital air support for Chinese and British forces fighting the Japanese, the story of the legendary Flying Tigers still resonates across the Pacific. Their heroism and sacrifice created an enduring bond of between China and America. To mark the 80th anniversary of the Allied victory over Japan, their legacy has been immortalized with a new statue outside Los Angeles International Airport. Correspondent Ediz Tiyansan reports. 

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