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Claire Lee Chennault

1890 - 1958

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Claire Lee Chennault (September 6, 1893 – July 27, 1958) was an American military aviator best known for his leadership of the "Flying Tigers" and the Chinese Nationalist Air Force in World War II. Chennault was a fierce advocate of "pursuit" or fighter-interceptor aircraft during the 1930s when the United States Army Air Corps was focused primarily on high-altitude bombardment. Chennault retired from the United States Army in 1937, and went to work as an aviation adviser and trainer in China. Starting in early 1941, Chennault commanded the 1st American Volunteer Group (nicknamed Flying Tigers). He headed both the volunteer group and the uniformed U.S. Army Air Forces units that replaced it in 1942. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Claire Lee Chennault is the 26th most popular pilot (down from 21st in 2019), the 3,624th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,722nd in 2019) and the 7th most popular American Pilot.

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Among PILOTS

Among pilots, Claire Lee Chennault ranks 26 out of 71Before her are René Fonck, Igor Volk, Sarla Thakral, Carl Gustaf von Rosen, Vladimir Ilyushin, and Amet-khan Sultan. After her are Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi, Charles Nungesser, Janina Lewandowska, Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten, Leyla Mammadbeyova, and Jacqueline Cochran.

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Among people born in 1890, Claire Lee Chennault ranks 102Before her are Konstantin Melnikov, Matome Ugaki, Vasili Eroshenko, Frank Morgan, Princess Dagmar of Denmark, and Fritz Busch. After her are Henny Porten, Emilio Portes Gil, Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen, Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger, Duke Kahanamoku, and Harry Hopkins. Among people deceased in 1958, Claire Lee Chennault ranks 69Before her are José Miaja, The Boswell Sisters, Joseph Klausner, Vítězslav Nezval, Ronald Colman, and Edward Weston. After her are Florian Znaniecki, Slobodan Jovanović, Frédéric François-Marsal, Princess Nadezhda of Bulgaria, Yutaka Taniyama, and Princess Joséphine Caroline of Belgium.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Claire Lee Chennault ranks 3,624 out of 20,380Before her are George Kelly (1905), Melissa McCarthy (1970), Van Cliburn (1934), Larry Miller (1953), Hélène de Pourtalès (1868), and Frank Grillo (1965). After her are David Axelrod (1955), Brad Dexter (1917), Ralph Bunche (1904), Sarah Michelle Gellar (1977), Dylan McDermott (1961), and Harold Perrineau (1963).

Among PILOTS In United States

Among pilots born in United States, Claire Lee Chennault ranks 7Before her are Charles Lindbergh (1902), Amelia Earhart (1897), Chesley Sullenberger (1951), Francis Gary Powers (1929), Chuck Yeager (1923), and Joseph Kittinger (1928). After her are Jacqueline Cochran (1906), Blanche Stuart Scott (1884), Bessie Coleman (1892), Wally Funk (1939), Jerrie Cobb (1931), and Cornelia Fort (1919).